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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(construction) A bat (brick with one whole end) that is exactly half the length of the original brick..
To avoid excessive cutting, the bond is arranged as shown in the figure, i.e. two half-bats and a one-brick bonder placed alternately.
Use half-bat when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Half-bat means (construction) A bat (brick with one whole end) that is exactly half the length of the original brick..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
To avoid excessive cutting, the bond is arranged as shown in the figure, i.e. two half-bats and a one-brick bonder placed alternately.
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