drop ceiling

collocation in English

meaningsofdropandceiling

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drop
noun
uk
/drɒp/us
/drɑːp/
a small round-shaped amount ...
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ceiling
noun
uk
/ˈsiː.lɪŋ/us
/ˈsiː.lɪŋ/
the inside surface of a room that you can see when you look ...
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(Definition ofdropandceilingfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The high ceilings are typically made of either tin or plaster, although sometimes adropceilingis utilized.
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Adropceilingwas once present, but has now been removed.
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This gallery and the original courtroom ceiling have been obscured by a newdropceilingmaking air conditioning possible.
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High-voltage electrical equipment (generally regarded as being over 50 volts) is not permitted to be exposed in the plenum space above adropceiling.
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Ten wood trusses project through the newerdropceilingin the club room.
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In the 1960s, the counter was removed, the wainscoting covered with wood paneling, and adropceilinginstalled.
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The outhouse and vestibule received modifications, wood paneling was placed on the interior walls, and adropceilinginstalled.
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The cause of the collapse was later determined to be the failure of adhesives connecting a steel tieback suspending the concretedropceilingto the main ceiling above.
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Air conditioning was added to the building, necessitating drop ceilings to make room for the ducts, which obscured the original plaster moulding in the interior.
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Drop ceilings may also be used to hide problems, such as structural damage.
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The remodeling involved adding drop ceilings that covered up three stain glass windows.
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