Construction & Buildings Slang, Jargon, and New Words from Double-Tongued Dictionary

Entries in the Category Construction & Buildings

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brownfield n. an industrial site, esp. when contaminated; a vacated building lot which has not reverted to a green state. (posted May. 7, 2004) [full entry…]

Hummer house n. an overly large single-family residence. (posted Aug. 31, 2006) [full entry…]

Peter Pan housing n. homes not built to take into account the needs of elderly residents. (posted Jan. 24, 2007) [full entry…]

rodbuster n. a construction worker who installs steel reinforcing rods, known as rebar, where they will be covered by concrete. (posted Aug. 16, 2006) [full entry…]

sheetrockero n. a person who hangs drywall, also known as gypsum board or sheet rock. Also sheetroquero. (posted May. 7, 2007) [full entry…]

witness mark n. generally, an intentional, accidental, or naturally occurring spot, line, groove, or other contrasting area that serves as an indicator of certain facts; in geography and surveying, a blaze, cut, hole, paint splash, or message written on a post, tree, rock or other guide to indicate a boundary, feature, or significant point on land, especially on a witness post; in construction and manufacturing, a line, groove, score, notch, cut, or written indicator made on the surface of material to impart information, such as where to cut or join; in forensic investigation, a surface groove, smear, stain, abrasion or other feature that can serve as evidence. (posted Aug. 9, 2007) [full entry…]

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