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• building permit — A permit for the construction of a building granted by a municipal officer or board, which is required by statute or municipal ordinance of any person who proposes to erect a building within the limits of a municipality. 13 Am J2d Bldgs § 8 …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• Erect — E*rect , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Erected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Erecting}.] 1. To raise and place in an upright or perpendicular position; to set upright; to raise; as, to erect a pole, a flagstaff, a monument, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. To raise, as a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• erect — [ē rekt′, irekt′] adj. [ME < L erectus, pp. of erigere, to set up < e , out, up + regere, to make straight: see RIGHT] 1. not bending or leaning; straight up; upright; vertical 2. sticking out or up; bristling; stiff 3. Archaic a) not… …   English World dictionary

• erect — ► ADJECTIVE 1) rigidly upright or straight. 2) (of a body part) enlarged and rigid, especially in sexual excitement. ► VERB 1) construct (a building, wall, etc.). 2) create or establish (a theory or system). DERIVATIVES erectly adverb …   English terms dictionary

• erect — [[t]ɪre̱kt[/t]] erects, erecting, erected 1) VERB If people erect something such as a building, bridge, or barrier, they build it or create it. [FORMAL] [V n] Opposition demonstrators have erected barricades in roads leading to the parliament… …   English dictionary

• building — n. 1) to build, erect, put up; renovate a building 2) to demolish, raze, tear down a building 3) to gut a building (fire gutted the building) 4) a dilapidated, gutted, ramshackle, tumbledown; low; tall building 5) an apartment (AE); public… …   Combinatory dictionary

• erect — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ hastily, quickly ▪ specially ▪ The event will take place in a specially erected marquee. PREPOSITION ▪ around …   Collocations dictionary

• erect — e|rect1 [ıˈrekt] adj 1.) in a straight upright position ▪ Martin stood erect on the platform. 2.) an erect ↑penis or ↑nipple is stiff and bigger than it usually is because a person is sexually excited erect 2 erect2 v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Building code — Code Violation: This concrete block wall is penetrated by cable trays and cables. The hole should be firestopped to restore the fire resistance rating of the wall. Instead, it is filled with flammable polyurethane foam. A building code, or… …   Wikipedia

• building — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Architectural structure Nouns 1. edifice, structure, construction. See form, production, architecture. 2. house, home, abode. 3. (types of buildings) A frame, prefab, Quonset hut, ranch house, saltbox,… …   English dictionary for students

• Building — Build Build (b[i^]ld), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Built} (b[i^]lt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Building}. The regular imp. & p. p. {Builded} is antiquated.] [OE. bulden, bilden, AS. byldan to build, fr. bold house; cf. Icel. b[=o]l farm, abode, Dan. bol small… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English