WEEP-HOLES

Meaning of WEEP-HOLES in English

(Engineering) Openings left in retaining walls, aprons, linings, or foundations to permit drainage and reduce pressure. A hole (as in a wall or foundation) that is designed to drain off accumulated water. Also referred to as Weeper.

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WEEP — I. ˈwēp verb ( wept ˈwept ; wept ; weeping ; weeps ) Etymology: Middle English wepen, from Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HOLES — plural of hole present third singular of hole
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WEEP — (v. t.) To shed, or pour forth, as tears; to shed drop by drop, as if tears; as, to weep …
Английский словарь Webster
WEEP — () imp. of Weep, for wept.
Английский словарь Webster
WEEP — imp. of Weep, for wept.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WEEP — ( v. t. ) To shed, or pour forth, as tears; to shed drop by drop, as if tears; as, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WEEP — weep 1 /weep/ , v. , wept, weeping , n. v.i. 1. to express grief, sorrow, or any overpowering emotion …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WEEP — verb ( wept ˈwept ; weep·ing ) Etymology: Middle English wepen, from Old English wēpan; akin to Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WEEP — imp. of weep, for wept. 2. weep ·vi to flow in drops; to run in drops. 3. weep ·noun the …
Webster English vocab
WEEP — [weep] vb wept ; weep.ing [ME wepen, fr. OE wepan; akin to OHG wuoffan to weep, OCS vabiti to call …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WEEP — weep BrE AmE wiːp ▷ weeping ˈwiːp ɪŋ ▷ weeps wiːps ▷ wept wept ▶ ˌ weeping ˈ willow BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WEEP — / wiːp; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( wept , wept / wept; NAmE /) 1. weep (for …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WEEP — weep /wiːp/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle wept /wept/) [ Language: Old English ; Origin: wepan …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WEEP — v. & n. v. (past and past part. wept) 1 intr. shed tears. 2 a tr. & (foll. by for) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WEEP — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. wept) 1. intr. shed tears. 2 a tr. & (foll. by for) …
Oxford English vocab
WEEP — ( weeps, weeping, wept) 1. If someone weeps , they cry. ( LITERARY ) She wanted to laugh and weep …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WEEP — (~s, ~ing, wept) 1. If someone ~s, they cry. (LITERARY) She wanted to laugh and ~ all at once... The …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WEEP — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES shed/weep tears (= cry ) ▪ Don’t shed any tears for him. COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WEEP — Synonyms and related words : bag, bawl, bemoan, bewail, bleed, blubber, boohoo, break down, burst into tears, cascade, condense, cry, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WEEP — verb ADVERB ▪ quietly , silently , softly ▪ loudly ▪ openly ▪ The people wept openly when his death …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
HOLES — • ↑ be full of holes • ↑ pick holes in • ↑ riddled with holes
Longman Activator English vocab
WEEP — n. 25B6; verb even the toughest soldiers wept : CRY, shed tears, sob, snivel, whimper, whine, wail, bawl, keen; Scottish …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HOLES — ➡ golf
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
WEEP — гл. 1) плакать, рыдать Syn : blubber, cry, sob, wail, whimper Ant : laugh, rejoice 2) оплакивать, тосковать по ком-л. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HOLES — Отверстия
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HOLES — Прорехи
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
HOLES — Дыры
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
WEEP — weep.ogg 1. wi:p n 1. часто pl плач; рыдания to have a good weep - выплакаться; наплакаться вволю to weep …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WEEP — weep гл.; прош. вр., прич. прош. вр. - wept1) плакать, рыдать An angel watching an urn wept over her, carved …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
WEEP — 1. wi:p n 1. часто pl плач; рыдания to have a good weep - выплакаться; наплакаться вволю to weep a …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
WEEP — гл. ; прош. вр. , прич. прош. вр. - wept 1) плакать, рыдать An angel watching an urn wept over …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
WEEP — гл.; прош. вр., прич. прош. вр. - wept 1) плакать, рыдать An angel watching an urn wept over her, carved in stone. …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
WEEP — _v. 1> плакать, рыдать 2> оплакивать (for) 3> покрываться каплями; запотевать, выделять влагу; the pipes have wept - трубы запотели …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
WEEP — v. 1. плакать, рыдать 2. оплакивать (for) 3. покрываться каплями; запотевать, выделять влагу; the pipes have wept - трубы запотели …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
WEEP — плакать, рыдать; оплакивать (for) покрываться каплями; запотевать, выделять влагу; течь, капать weeping - проливающий слезы; плакучий; запотевший; плач, рыдание; запотевание (о стекле и …
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
WEEP — _v. (wept) 1> плакать, рыдать 2> оплакивать (for) 3> покрываться каплями; запотевать, выделять влагу; the pipes have wept трубы запотели; …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
HOLES — отверстия (гаты)
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь морских терминов
WEEP — гл. 1) плакать, рыдать Syn : blubber, cry, sob, wail, whimper Ant : laugh, rejoice 2) оплакивать, тосковать по ком-л. …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
HOLES — Отверстия
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
BLACK HOLE — Cosmic body with gravity (see gravitation ) so intense that nothing, not even light , can escape. It is suspected …
Английский словарь Британика
PERFORATE — I. ˈpərfəˌrāt, ˈpə̄f-, ˈpəif-, usu -ād.+V verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Latin perforatus, past participle of perforare to bore through, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Britannica English vocabulary
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Britannica English vocabulary
BLASTING — process of reducing a solid body, such as rock, to fragments. An explosive or, occasionally, compressed air may be used. …
Britannica English vocabulary
BLACK HOLE — cosmic body of extremely intense gravity from which nothing, not even light, can escape. A black hole can be formed …
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HOLE — / həʊl; NAmE hoʊl/ noun , verb ■ noun HOLLOW SPACE 1. [ C ] a hollow space in sth …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PUNCH — I. punch 1 S3 /pʌntʃ/ BrE AmE verb [transitive] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: poinçonner 'to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HOLE — I. hole 1 S1 W2 /həʊl $ hoʊl/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: hol ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HOLE — ( holes, holing, holed) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A hole …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RIDDLE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES solve a riddle ▪ They still haven't really solved the riddle of how the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HOLE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES 18-hole/9-hole golf ▪ Facilities include an 18-hole golf course. 18-hole/9-hole golf ▪ Facilities include …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HOLE — INDEX: 1. a hole that goes through something 2. a hole in the ground or in the surface of something …
Longman Activator English vocab
HOLE — hole.ogg _I 1. həʋl n 1. 1> дыра; отверстие a hole in a roof - дыра в крыше holes in …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HOLE
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
HOLE
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
HOLE — _I 1. həʋl n 1. 1> дыра; отверстие a hole in a roof - дыра в крыше holes in one's …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
HOLE — 1) отверстие, пробивка, дырка; pl перфорация 2) пп "дырка" 3) ошибка; промах; просчёт (напр., в системе) 4) дырка, пустая вершина (в дереве поиска) • - …
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Environmental Engineering English vocabulary

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