adobe building

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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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building
noun
uk
/ˈbɪl.dɪŋ/us
/ˈbɪl.dɪŋ/
a structure with walls and a roof, such as a house ...
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In the interior of theadobebuilding, the main decoration is the best preserved.
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Anadobebuilding, a vineyard and a winery were built with the house, none of which remain.
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Theadobebuildingwas expanded beginning in the late 1880s, until a larger high school was mostly in place by 1921.
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Built of wood, the first permanent structure quickly flooded and was replaced by a largeradobebuildingin 1784.
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By the time a temporary roof was installed in 1903 theadobebuildinghad been standing empty and unmaintained for hundreds of years.
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Anadobebuildingwith an attached courtyard and grape arbor, it serves as a place for exhausted crews to sit down and relax.
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The prison consisted of anadobebuilding, thatched with grass, with soldiers quartered in brush huts.
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Leroy was held in the county jail (anadobebuilding) where he dug out and descaped with another prisoner.
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Anadobebuildinghoused a subscription school, and lots were donated for future church buildings.
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Carson took a position in an abandonedadobebuildingon top of a hill and repulsed several attacks.
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Tents were replaced by adobe buildings, and various enterprises, such as a sawmill, kiln, cannery, and bakery, were established.
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Adobe buildings are similar to cob and rammed earth buildings, but cob and rammed earth are directly made into walls rather than bricks.
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It was built as a fortified plaza with adobe buildings and is now a central plaza surrounded by residential areas.
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To protect the walls and reduce maintenance, adobe buildings usually have large overhanging eaves and sizeable foundations.
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The adobe buildings it was constructed with began to crumble in just a few short years due to poor construction.
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Development at first was within the 1853 fort's walls, and includes vernacular adobe buildings from 1853.
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A group of adobe buildings were constructed around 1830.
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Adobe buildings are considered very vulnerable at strong quakes.
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The complex consists of various adobe buildings separated by lawns and fountains.
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