What is a woven hurdle bridge?
A woven hurdle bridge is a temporary footbridge whose walking surface consists of woven hurdles of branches, such as the pont de claies at LaforĂȘt in the Belgian Ardennes.
What is flashover?
Flashover is the sudden transition of a growing fire into a fully developed fire, in which an entire room becomes involved at once.
What is a flat flush door?
A flat flush door is a factory-made door with a completely smooth face, built from a light softwood frame with a core such as cardboard honeycomb and a skin of sheet material on both sides.
What is a window sill support board?
A window sill support board is a board fixed beneath an internal window sill or similar element to support it, often made as a moulded piece of joinery.
What is a Flemish barn?
A Flemish barn is a large, freestanding aisled farm barn from Flanders and North Brabant, with walls often of tarred weatherboarding and originally a thatched roof.
What is a wall dormer?
A wall dormer is a dormer whose front face is in the same plane as the wall below, so the facade continues up into the dormer and usually breaks the eaves line.
What is Flemish bond?
Flemish bond is a brickwork bond in which stretchers and headers alternate within every course, with each header centred on the stretcher below.
What is a vista?
A vista or sightline is an open line of view in a garden or landscape that leads the eye to the house or to another important point.
What is a king plank?
A king plank is the filler piece or centreline plank in a laid timber deck, around the mast or in the middle of the deck, into which the port and starboard deck planks are fitted.
What is a notched soil probe?
A notched soil probe (Dutch: visiteerijzer) is a rod with notches that is twisted and pushed into the ground to bring small soil samples to the surface.
