barge course

barge course

[′bärj ‚kȯrs]

(building construction)

The coping of a wall, formed by a course of bricks set on edge.

In a tiled roof, the part of the tiling which projects beyond the principal rafters where there is a gable.

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

barge course

1. The coping of a wall, formed by a course of bricks set on edge.

2. In a tiled roof, the part of the tiling which projects beyond the principal rafters (bargeboards) where there is a gable.

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. Copyright © 2003 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.