barge course
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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.