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Canal
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A man-made waterway or artificially improved river used for irrigation, shipping, or travel
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Cantilevered bridge
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A bridge formed by two projecting beams or trusses that are joined in the center by a connecting member and are supported on piers and anchored by counterbalancing members
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Causeway
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A raised roadway, as across water or marshland
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Corbeled arch
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Arch made up of an overlapping arrangement of bricks or stones in which each course extends farther out from the vertical of the wall than the course below
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Crenellated wall
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Wall with battlements
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Dyke
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1. An embankment of earth and rock built to prevent floods. 2. A low wall, often of sod, dividing or enclosing lands. 3. A ditch or channel
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Fortress
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A fortified place, esp. a large and permanent military stronghold, often including a town
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Geometric
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Using simple geometric forms in design and decoration
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Plaza
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A public square or similar open area in a town or city
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Pontoon bridge
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A temporary floating bridge (structure spanning and providing passage over a waterway, railroad, or other obstacle) using pontoons (air-filled devices used to support a floating structure) for support
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proportion
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1. A part considered in relation to the whole. 2. Relationship between dimension and size
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Stucco
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1. A durable finish for exterior walls, applied wet and usually composed of cement, sand, and lime. @. A fine plaster or cement finish for interior wall ornamentation, such as moldings
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Symmetry
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1. Correspondence of form and arrangement of parts on opposite sides of a boundary, such as a plane or line or around a point of axis. 2. Beauty as a result of balance or harmonious arrangement
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Terrace
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1. An open colonnaded platform, as a porch or promenade. 2. A platform extending outdoors from a floor of a house or apartment building
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Vault
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An arched structure, usually of stone, brick, or concrete, forming a ceiling or roof
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