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Reservoir
Architecture; General architecture
A natural or man-made pound or lake that is used for the storage of water is called as reservoir.
Squint
Architecture; General architecture
An opening, often arched, through an internal wall of a church providing an oblique view of the altar.
Oillets
Architecture; General architecture
Arrow slits in the walls of mediaeval fortifications, but more strictly applied to the round hole or circle with which the openings terminate. The same term is applied to the small circles inserted ...
Bulwark
Architecture; General architecture
Barricade of beams and soil used in 15th and 16th century fortifications designed to mount artillery. On board ships the term refers to the woodwork running round the ship above the level of the ...
Articulation
Architecture; General architecture
Articulation is the manner or method of jointing parts such that each part is clear and distinct in relation to the others, even though joined.
Order
Architecture; General architecture
An order refers to each of a series of mouldings most often found in Romanesque and Gothic arches.
Latticework
Architecture; General architecture
An ornamental, lattice framework consisting of a criss-crossed pattern.
