An air conditioning system that comes in two to five pieces.
Split-bolt connector
Electrical connector consisting of a threaded bolt with a slot through the threaded part, with wires placed in the slot and a nut, which has an attached solid piece of metal that fits into the slot, threaded into the bolt. Split-bolt connectors are used when the joining wires are too large to be connected by wire nuts.
Split-faced block
Masonry block with one side rough and textured.
Split-level home
A type of house with floor levels staggered so that each level is about 1Ú2 story above or below the adjacent one.
Split-ring repair clamp
Clamp which is used to repair a pipe lead at a gasket in a bell and spigot joint by having one ring fit the bell side and the other the spigot side of the joint, with both being held together by interconnecting bolts, spanning the joint. A gasket is attached around the spigot end. When the bolts are tightened, the rings are drawn together, forcing the gasket into the bell to seal the leak.
Splitting
When a second coat of paint is applied over a not yet dry base coat, the top coat cracks and splits.
Spoil
The materials are removed from excavation of a trench.
Spoil box
Container that holds the materials removed from excavation of a trench. These materials are then removed or replaced into the trench.
Spoil site
Temporary site used to deposit the material removed from excavation of a trench.
Spokeshave
Two handled, curved blade, which is drawn toward the person doing the wood shaving, across the curved surface of the wood being worked. Wooden wagon wheel spokes are made in this manner.
