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| Soldier course
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Oblong tile laid with the long side vertical and all joints in alignment. |
| Soldier's and sailor's civil relief act
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Federal law protecting someone in active service from bank foreclosure of their property that was bought before entering the armed services. |
| Sole ownership
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Sole proprietorship. Business owned by one person having all the rights and obligations. |
| Sole plate
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The horizontal framing member directly under the studs. |
| Sole proprietorship
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Sole ownership. Business owned by one person having all the rights and obligations. |
| Solenoid
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An electromechanical device composed of a coil of wire wound around a cylinder containing a bar or plunger, that when a current is applied to the coil, the electromotive force causes the plunger to move; a series of coils or wires used to produce a magnetic field. |
| Solenoid valve
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An automatic valve that is opened or closed by an electromagnet. |
| Solid brick
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Brick which has an area on which a load can rest of at least 75 percent of the total face area. |
| Solid bridging
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Solid wood blocks that are placed between floor joists for distribution of concentrated loads. |
| Solid fuels
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Any fuel that is in solid form, such as wood, peat, lignite, coal, and manufactured fuels such as pulverized coal, coke, charcoal, briquettes, pellets, etc. |
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