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noun

a face brick for bonding to a concrete lintel poured in place, having a section like a right triangle.

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How to use beam brick in a sentence

It was a brick wall that we turned into the on-ramp of a highway.
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Back then, no one ever imagined needing to beam live video to ground troops from a fighter jet.
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The industry lore is downright jaw-dropping in the details of the cons known as “brick-in-box” returns.
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Tallinn feels palpably Scandinavian with its polished old-town brick, seaside positioning and glut of cool cafes.
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Once a cadet dropped a brick from a third-story barracks window that barely missed Jackson.
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The latter went immediately to look for his wife, and found her hidden in an attic, hanging to a beam.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
To hear the creature talk about it makes my mouth as a brick kiln and my flesh as that of a goose.
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Cast the beam from thine eye before noticing the mote in that of thy neighbour.
Solomon and Solomonic Literature|Moncure Daniel Conway
Therefore shall Moab howl to Moab, every one shall howl: to them that rejoice upon the brick walls, tell ye their stripes.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Wherefore my bowels shall sound like a harp for Moab, and my inward parts for the brick wall.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various