building code en · NOUN
Meanings
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A mandatory set of rules on building design, construction, testing, inspection, and maintenance to protect public health, safety, and welfare.
Malcolm the super glimpses Luisa and calls out, “Hey, Luisa! An uninvited guest ran up to your apartment twenty minutes ago!” But the noise of a drill drowns him out, he has a man from city all on the phone about building codes, and anyway, Luisa has already stepped into the elevator.
2004, David Mitchell, “Half-Lives: The First Luisa Rey Mystery”, in Cloud Atlas, →ISBN, page 120:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| building codes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (3)
de Baurecht (set of regulations for construction) · ro cod de construcții (set of regulations for construction) · fi rakennusmääräykset (set of regulations for construction)