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| Squaring shaft
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Bridge crane shaft, which connects the drive, motor to a wheel at each end of the bridge and used to transmit power. Alternately called a cross shaft or drive shaft. |
| Squatter's rights
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The legal allowance to use the property of another in absence of an attempt by the owner to force eviction; this right may eventually be converted to title to the property over time by adverse possession, if recognized by state law. |
| Squirrel cage motors
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This is another name for an induction motor. The motors consist of a rotor inside a stator. The rotor has laminated, thin flat steel discs, stacked with channels along the length. If the casting composed of bars and attached end rings were viewed without the laminations the casting would appear similar to a squirrel cage. |
| Stab rod
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Metal rod that measures the thickness of freshly laid asphalt. The movable collar stop is adjusted to the required depth before the rod is inserted into the asphalt. |
| Stab saw
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Hacksaw blade with a small handle. It is used in tight places. |
| Stabbing
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Roughening brickwork to provide a good surface for plaster. |
| Stabilization
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Economic policies designed to reduce the fluctuation in the business cycle such as those used by the Federal Reserve. Alternately, the control over rental property exercised by the government, in some areas, which places restrictions on amounts able to be charged. |
| Stable mortgage
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Mortgage loan instrument that combines fixed and adjustable rates in the same loan. The rate applied to the loan is a blend of a fixed rate and a rate that varies according to an index. The loan is a creation of General Electric Capital Mortgage Service, Inc. and FNMA. |
| Stack
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(1) Vertical piping. (2) Chimney or vertical vent. |
| Stack bond
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Pattern of laying brick so that each course of stretchers is directly lined up with the adjacent courses so that all vertical joints are in line. |
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