Balloon Framed Wall: Framed walls (generally over 10' tall) that run the entire vertical length from the floor sill plate to the roof. This is done to eliminate the need for a gable end truss.

 

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Balloon Framed Wall: Framed walls (generally over 10' tall) that run the entire vertical length from the floor sill plate to the roof. This is done to eliminate the need for a gable end truss.

Sidewalls The Kickbacks: Vertical division boards between the sides of the lanes at the pit end. On many hits the pins can bounce off the kickbacks and knock down more pins. Variations: Loose kickback means that the . . . View Full Definition

Third Wall: Usually referred to as the 'fourth wall,' depending upon how a stagebuilder numbers the sides of the stage, the third or fourth wall is an imaginary barrier that separates the events on stag . . . View Full Definition

Wall Cloud: An abrupt lowering of a cloud from its parent cloud base, a cumulonimbus or supercell, with no visible precipitation underneath. Forming in the area of a thunderstorm updraft, or inflow area . . . View Full Definition

Sidewall (Kickbacks, Side Kick): The high division boards between LANES at the pins end (partition between pindecks).

Wall: (1) the sideboards/kickback (2) the crown of oil (3) a very easy shot

Retaining Wall: A wall built to hold back or support a bank of earth.

Party Wall Easement: A party wall can be an exterior wall on a building that straddles the boundary line between two lots, or it can be a commonly shared partition wall between two connected properties. Each lot . . . View Full Definition

Pilot Balloon: A small balloon whose ascent is used to determine the direction and speed of low level atmospheric winds. Also known as a pibal.

Primary Cell Wall: The cell wall outside the plasma membrane that surrounds plant cells; composed of the polysaccharide cellulose.