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French term or phrase:
débord de fondation
English translation:
foundation ledge
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Charles Davis
Feb 22, 2016 18:45
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French term
débord de fondation
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Archaeology
Description of an 11th centry mud-brick platform
Cette terrasse en briques crues est un niveau de circulation associé au débord de fondation de la muraille datée de 1087 AD.
I understand 'débord' has the meaning of overhang/projection and I can see this in the context of a roof. However, I am finding it a little more difficult to visualise an overhang of foundations??
I understand 'débord' has the meaning of overhang/projection and I can see this in the context of a roof. However, I am finding it a little more difficult to visualise an overhang of foundations??
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Feb 25, 2016 12:34: Charles Davis Created KOG entry
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foundation ledge
I think "ledge" is probably the word we want, though I'm also wondering about "footing". But "ledge" is in Termium for this:
http://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/tpv2alpha/alpha-eng.html?la...
This is on the excavations of San Vincenzo al Volturno, south of Rome:
"Secondly, a threshold - 2358 was constructed to lie upon the foundation ledge of the south wall."
http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archiveDS/archiveDownloa...
"A foundation ledge projecting into the hall at this final level indicated that this earlier Roman floor was the original building's floor."
http://www.centuryone.org/davtomb.html
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And in modern buildings the same thing is often called a brick ledge.
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I think the thing is that this "débord" is the part of the footing that projects beyond the face of the wall.
http://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/tpv2alpha/alpha-eng.html?la...
This is on the excavations of San Vincenzo al Volturno, south of Rome:
"Secondly, a threshold - 2358 was constructed to lie upon the foundation ledge of the south wall."
http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archiveDS/archiveDownloa...
"A foundation ledge projecting into the hall at this final level indicated that this earlier Roman floor was the original building's floor."
http://www.centuryone.org/davtomb.html
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Note added at 3 hrs (2016-02-22 22:44:13 GMT)
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And in modern buildings the same thing is often called a brick ledge.
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Note added at 12 hrs (2016-02-23 07:10:59 GMT)
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I think the thing is that this "débord" is the part of the footing that projects beyond the face of the wall.
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Comment: "Thanks, once again, Charles."
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