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oast house
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Noun1.oast house - a building containing an oast (a kiln for drying hops); usually has a conical or pyramidal roof
house - a building in which something is sheltered or located; "they had a large carriage house"
oast - a kiln for drying hops
Translations
oast house [ˈəʊsthaʊs] N (oast houses (pl)) [ˈəʊsthaʊzɪz] Nsecadero m para lúpulo
oast house
nTrockenschuppen mor -haus nt


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The design is inspired by traditional oast houses and reduces energy consumption as well as forming a centre piece for the building.
The construction of 45 miles of high-speed line means that Paris has become just two hours 35 minutes from London, and the pleasure of drifting past the oast houses of Kent are a thing of the past.
It is one of the few remaining oast houses in England which still has rotating wooden caps, built to catch the wind and help the hops to dry and in high winds can be heard from anywhere in the house.
 
 
 
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