adobe wall

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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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wall
noun
uk
/wɔːl/us
/wɑːl/
a vertical structure, often made of stone or brick, that divides or ...
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It was recovered from an oldadobewallthree meters from the northern edge of the ziggurat.
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This structure consists of a centraladobewallsome 18 to 20 meters in height with an andesite base.
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Altogether it has 32 rooms, an originaladobewall, and three different stages of construction.
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At the time of his visit the town was still encircled by anadobewall.
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A portion of theadobewallof the old church remains today and still can be seen behind glass just left of the altar.
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A large fourteen-footadobewallwas built around the scaffold so only the people with invitations could view the hanging.
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Thisadobewallwas carefully cut away from the rest of the ruined building and moved to the parish church over 1.5 km away.
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The homes are made ofadobewalland thatched roofs from the kokarite palm.
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These finishes protect theadobewallfrom water damage, but need to be reapplied periodically, or the walls can be finished with other nontraditional plasters providing longer protection.
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Constructed with 24-inch adobe walls, the mission underwent extensive restoration during the 1990s.
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The site's central feature is a massive ruin of adobe walls and platforms.
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The houses typically have dirt floors, adobe walls and tile or sheet metal roofs.
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Its adobe walls are 2 to 3 ft thick.
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The style is characterized by two stories, continuous surrounding porches on both levels, a hip roof, and adobe walls.
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Adobe walls usually never rise above two stories as they are load bearing and have low structural strength.
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The most common style of house includes adobe walls, land floors, and cement roofing.
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It has four-foot-thick adobe walls and was built in stages between approximately 1808 and 1822.
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The houses were roofed with heavy log rafters that were untied to the adobe walls and fell in when the walls collapsed.
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It has thick adobe walls and contains a single windowless room with seating around the edges.
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The chambers are built in a quadrangular shape with adobe walls and algarrobo beam roofing.
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