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2. Retaining wall - Wikipedia

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   A basement wall is thus one kind of retaining wall; however, the term usually refers to a cantilever retaining wall, which is a freestanding structure without lateral support at its top. [2] These are cantilevered from a footing and rise above the grade on one side to retain a higher level grade on the opposite side.

3. Adaptive reuse - Wikipedia

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   Adaptive reuse is defined as the aesthetic process that adapts buildings for new uses while retaining their historic features. Using an adaptive reuse model can prolong a building's life, from cradle-to-grave, by retaining all or most of the building system, including the structure, the shell and even the interior materials. [6]

4. Lustron house - Wikipedia

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   Westchester Deluxe 2-bedroom house. Arguably the most popular of the Lustron homes was the two bedroom, 1,021 square feet (94.9 m 2) "Westchester Deluxe" model.In total, there were three "models" of Lustrons: the Westchester, Newport, and Meadowbrook.

5. June 2012 North American derecho - Wikipedia

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   The derecho over Indiana on June 29. Composite radar image as the storm moved from Indiana to Virginia. The June 2012 Mid-Atlantic and Midwest derecho was one of the deadliest and most destructive fast-moving severe thunderstorm complexes in North American history.

6. Near East Side (Columbus, Ohio) - Wikipedia

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   The Near East is bounded by I-670 to the North, I-70 to the South, Alum Creek to the East, and I-71 to the West. The area is approximately 2.5 square miles and occupies the space directly east of the original city laid out in 1812.

7. Newark Earthworks - Wikipedia

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   A 5-foot (1.5 m) deep moat is encompassed by walls that are 8 feet (2.4 m) high; at the entrance, the dimensions are even more grand. [ 6 ] Researchers have used archaeogeodesy and archaeoastronomy to analyze the placements, alignments, dimensions, and site-to-site interrelationships of the earthworks.