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| Gable vent
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Screened vent or louver, which allow hot air to leave the area in the gable, ends of the roof. |
| Gable-on-hip roof
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A roof configuration with hips coming up from the eave corners that terminate into a gable roof. |
| Gag
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(1) Metal block, used with in a vise, which is sized and shaped to give the needed contours to the piece of metal that is bending or shaping. (2) Clamp that is used to prevent the safety valve on a boiler from opening. This is used when the boiler is hydrostatically pressure tested. |
| Gag rule
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Contractual provision prohibiting buyers from publicizing complaints about the builder. |
| Gain
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(1) Increase in money or property values over the carrying value of the property, received on the sale or exchange of that property. (2) A mortise, which is a recessed slot or a notch. (3) The cut made into the doorjamb to install the hinge plate to be set flush with the surface. |
| Galilee
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Porch located at the entrance of a church. |
| Gallery
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(1) A long narrow balcony on the exterior of a building. (2) A long narrow corridor or room. (3) An exterior covered walkway, which is open on one side and/or has supporting pillars. (4) A platform or projecting upper floor attached to the back wall or sides of a church, theater, etc. (5) A porch or veranda. |
| Gallium arsenide
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A compound used to make certain types of solar photovoltaic cells. |
| Gallon
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Measurement of liquid capacity, which is equal to 4 quarts or 231 cubic inches. |
| Gallons per flush (gpf)
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Gallons per flush used in toilets. Current law requires maximum of 1.6 gpf. Older styles were usually 3.5 gpf. |
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