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| Straight-run staircase
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Stairway that runs directly from one floor to another, with no turns or landings. |
| Straightedge
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A straight piece of wood or metal which is used to rod mortar and to align tile. |
| Straightedge
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(1) Level, straight device that is used to screed concrete or plaster to a finish. (2) Wood or metal guide used for checking straight lines. |
| Strain
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(1) To stretch tightly beyond normal limits. (2) A change in form or size resulting from force or stress. |
| Strainer
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A device for straining, filtering or sifting, by trapping solids from fluids. A colander or sieve. |
| Strainer pot
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A housing on the influent side of a pump that serves as a priming chamber and a receptacle for the strainer basket. |
| Stranded investment
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An investment in a power plant or demand side management measures or programs, that become uneconomical due to increased competition in the electric power market. For example, an electric power plant may produce power that is more costly than what the market rate for electricity is, and the power plant owner may have to close the plant, even though the capital and financing costs of building the plant have not been recovered through prior sales of electricity from the plant. This is considered a Stranded Cost. Stranded Benefits are those utility investments in measures or programs considered to benefit consumers by reducing energy consumption and/or providing environmental benefits that have to be curtailed due to increased competition and lower profit margins. |
| Stranded wire
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Electrical wire with bunched or braided multiple conductors. |
| Strap
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Thin metal plate which ties boards or timbers at the joint. |
| Strap hinge
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Exposed hinge which is fastened across the face of a heavy door, such as those on barns, shed, etc. |
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