rising damp
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rising damp
n
(Building) capillary movement of moisture from the ground into the walls of buildings. It results in structural damage up to a level of three feet
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rising damp
n → Bodenfeuchtigkeit f
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rising damp
n → infiltrazioni fpl d'umidità (dal sottosuolo)Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995