dry-stack

ˈdraɪˌstæk

Definition

Definition of dry-stack - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

construction masonry

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pile of stones or blocks arranged without mortar

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The garden wall is a dry-stack of flat stones.

boat storage

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rack system for storing boats out of water

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The marina uses a dry-stack for small boats.

Adjective

construction method

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arranged without using mortar or glue between pieces

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The dry-stack wall looks very natural in the garden.

Verb

build walls

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arrange stones or bricks without using mortar

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They will dry-stack the stones for the garden wall.

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pile of stones or blocks arranged without mortar
rack system for storing boats out of water

Examples of dry-stack in a sentence

A dry-stack lined the edge of the path.
We rented a spot in the dry-stack for our yacht.
The dry-stack was full during the busy season.
They built a dry-stack retaining wall.
Dry-stack construction saves time and materials.
He learned to dry-stack bricks for the patio.

We watched them dry-stack the stones by the river.

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French:empilement à sec, monté à sec, ...
German:Trockenmauerwerk, trocken gestapelt, ...
Italian:muretto a secco, a secco, ...
Spanish:muro seco, en seco, ...
Portuguese:muro seco, de pedra seca, ...
Chinese:干砌墙, 无砂浆的, ...
Japanese:空積み, 空積みの, ...
Arabic:حِجارَة مَرْصوصَة بِدون مِلاط, مُرَصَّف جَاف, ...
Hebrew:עֲרֵמַת אֲבָנִים יְבֵשָׁה, בָּנוּי יָבֵשׁ, ...
Russian:сухая кладка, безрастворный, ...
Ukrainian:суха кладка, сухої кладки, ...
Hindi:सूखी ढेरी, सूखी ढेरी वाला, ...
Bengali:শুকনো স্তূপ, মর্টারবিহীন, ...
Catalan:muro de pedra seca, de pedra seca, ...
Czech:suché zdivo, suchý, ...
Danish:tørstak, tørstakket, ...
Dutch:gestapelde muur, droog gestapeld, ...
Greek:ξερολιθιά, ξερολιθικός, ...
Hungarian:szárazfal, szárazon rakott, ...
Khmer:ជញ្ជាំងថ្មសង់ដោយមិនប្រើបាយអ, សង់ដោយដាក់តម្រៀបដោយមិនប្រើបាយអ, ...
Korean:건식 쌓기, 건식 쌓기 방식의, ...
Persian:سنگ‌چینی خشک, خشکه‌چین, ...
Polish:mur z suchych kamieni, bezspoinowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):muro de pedras secas, de pedras secas, ...
Romanian:grămadă de piatră uscată, fără mortar, ...
Swedish:torrmur, torrstaplad, ...
Thai:กองหินแห้ง, แบบเรียงแห้ง, ...
Turkish:kuru yığma, harçsız, ...
Vietnamese:tường đá khô, xếp khô, ...

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