damp-proof

British  

verb

1. to protect against the incursion of damp by adding a dampcourse or by coating with a moisture-resistant preparation

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adjective

1. protected against damp or causing protection against damp

   a damp-proof course

Example Sentences

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damp-proof

Sir Peter also says ministers may need to tighten building regulations to ensure that at-risk homes are properly protected - say, by raising plugs, fuse boxes and damp-proof courses.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2016

There shall be constructed on the outside surface of the walls a water-proofing lapping on to the damp-proof course in the foundation walls and extending up to the soil level.

From The Home Medical Library, Volume V (of VI) by Kenelm Winslow

Lay on this an approved damp-proof course; if of slates, having a further course of brickwork or concrete above it to prevent fracture when ramming.

From Cottage Building in Cob, Pisé, Chalk and Clay a Renaissance (2nd edition) by Clough Williams-Ellis

Finished work, especially smooth surfaces, is improved by the application of varnish, and is at the same time rendered damp-proof.

From Practical Bookbinding by Paul Adam

Also there were Bank of England notes, folded small that they might be pushed through the openings in the carved oak, and well-preserved, as the pocket had been carefully made damp-proof.

From Patty's Friends by Carolyn Wells

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