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2. Battlement - Wikipedia

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   A battlement, in defensive architecture, such as that of city walls or castles, comprises a parapet (a defensive low wall between chest-height and head-height), in which gaps or indentations, which are often rectangular, occur at intervals to allow for the launch of arrows or other projectiles from within the defences. [1]

3. American historic carpentry - Wikipedia

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   It is built with corner post construction on the ground floor, half-timbered style of timber framing on the upper floor and has a less common style of wood roof shingles than typical in America. American historic carpentry is the historic methods with which wooden buildings were built in what is now the United States since European settlement.

4. Sill plate - Wikipedia

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   Unusual sill framing in a granary of half-timber construction. Long tenons project through the sill plate. Timber sills can span gaps in a foundation. A sill plate or sole plate in construction and architecture is the bottom horizontal member of a wall or building to which vertical members are attached. The word "plate" is typically omitted in ...

5. Column: Fences in Los Angeles have gotten taller, gone ...

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   Fences in Los Angeles are undergoing a major aesthetic shift from vertical to horizontal as gentrification spreads. It's a sign of a new trend of inward homeownership.

6. Palisade - Wikipedia

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   Inside, the cracks were covered with narrow wooden battens. This palisade style was much more efficient to build than the traditional horizontal log cabin, since two half logs provided more surface area than one whole log and the vertical alignment meant a stronger structure for supporting loads like upper stories and roofs.

7. Stile - Wikipedia

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   Common forms include steps, ladders, or narrow gaps. [1] Stiles are often built in rural areas along footpaths , fences , walls , or hedges that enclose domestic animals. [ 2 ]