adobe brick

collocation in English

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adobe
noun[U]
uk
/əˈdəʊ.bi/us
/əˈdoʊ.bi/
a mixture of earth and straw made into bricks and dried in the sun, used to build houses in some parts of ...
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brick
noun
uk
/brɪk/us
/brɪk/
a rectangular block of hard material used for building walls ...
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(Definition ofadobeandbrickfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Its houses were one-storey high with walls and enclosures built ofadobebrick.
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Village houses were built ofadobebrickand a school opened in 1936.
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It was through his excellence of design, proportion and scale along with the regional materials used including redwood,adobebrickand handmade flooring tiles.
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The buildings are constructed fromadobebrickwith beams across the roof that were covered with poles, brush, and then plaster.
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Theadobebrickschool was built in 1912.
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Homes were built using materials found right on the ground using materials such as cypress wood, cedar,adobebrickand limestone.
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This site does not contain pyramids; instead the buildings here are made ofadobebrick, a very unusual construction material for this place and time.
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Unlike concrete or adobe, papercrete blocks are lightweight, less than a third of the weight of a comparably-sizedadobebrick.
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It was constructed withadobebrick, fired brick and frame construction.
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Exterior walls were coated with white plaster (stucco), which with wide side eaves shielded theadobebrickwalls from rain.
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It hadadobebrickstructures, a well, and gardens.
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The foundations of two earlyadobebrickhouses are preserved in the park.
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In addition toadobebrick, quadrangular rock was a common building material.
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In the late nineteenth century, the village was described as being built ofadobebrick, with a few gardens and wells.
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Theadobebrick-built homes were built close to each other.
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The walls areadobebrickcovered with a smooth surface into which intricate designs are carved.
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Walls were often built ofadobebrickand covered with plaster, or more simply used board and batten wood siding.
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Interior walls were constructed of adobe bricks.
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