Unit 8 Health and safety

Focus on a project: Hurricane preparations, Florida, USA

Word Definition Translation

high winds (n) strong wind

flooding (n) a situation in which an area of land

becomes covered with water, for
example because of heavy rain
make landfall (v) refers to when a hurricane reaches
the land after being over the sea
tie beam (n) a horizontal beam forming the base
of a triangular truss for a pitched roof,
connecting the two side walls
plywood (n) a material made of several thin layers
of wood that are stuck together to
form a strong board
lumber (n) pieces of wood used for building, that
have been cut to specific lengths and
widths
permit board (n) a notice board with an official written
statement giving you the right to do
something
dual carriageway (n) British English a main road that has
two lines of traffic travelling in each
direction, with a narrow part between
them that has no traffic [= divided
highway American English]
pour (v) to make a liquid or granular solid flow
from one container to another
column (n) a vertical support or pillar

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