cop·ing

(kō′pĭng)

The top layer or course of a masonry wall, usually having a slanting upper surface to shed water; a cope.

[From cope.]

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coping

(ˈkəʊpɪŋ)

(Building) the sloping top course of a wall, usually made of masonry or brick. Also called: cope

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

cop•ing

(ˈkoʊ pɪŋ)

n.

1. a finishing or protective course or cap to an exterior masonry wall or the like.

2. a piece of woodwork having its end shaped to fit together with a molding.

[1595–1605]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

coping - brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall

cope, header

brick - rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material

wall - an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure; "the south wall had a small window"; "the walls were covered with pictures"

Translations

Abdeckung

arête

cimasa copertina cresta

coping

[ˈkəʊpɪŋ]

A. N (Constr) → albardilla f, mojinete m

B. CPD coping stone N = copestone

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

coping

n (Archit) → Mauerkrone f

coping

coping saw

n → Laubsäge f

coping stone

n = copestone

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Some four feet severed them from the coping that left only half a sky above my upturned eyes.

I had an insane dream of throwing a long forked branch over the coping, and so swarming up hand-over-hand.

My fingers were still many inches from the coping. I jumped down and gave another ten minutes to the back-breaking work of carrying more boulders from the water to the wall.

Instantly exerting what muscle I had left, and the occasion gave me, I succeeded in pulling myself up until my chin was on a level with my hands, when I flung an arm over and caught the inner coping. The other arm followed; then a leg; and at last I sat astride the wall, panting and palpitating, and hardly able to credit my own achievement.

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But when the rising sun began to gild the coping stones at the gable ends of the houses, Cornelius, eager to know whether there was any living creature about him, approached the window, and cast a sad look round the circular yard before him

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Caderousse climbed the ladder slowly, and looked over the coping to see if the street was quiet.

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No feasible way of coping with China was suggested.

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And as I looked the thought came to me that in that rushing stream of human lava were men, comrades and heroes, whose mission had been to rouse the abysmal beast and to keep the enemy occupied in coping with it.

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Purposes of this study were to identify coping strategies used by individuals on HD during IDEs and examine the association between coping strategies and level of stress associated with HD.

Coping with Intradialytic Events and Stress Associated with Hemodialysis

This study examines the possible relationships among sex, gender role orientation, secure attachment, and individuals' coping strategies.

The Effect of Sex and Gender Role Orientation on Coping among Americans and Chinese: Does "Secure" Matter?

Keywords: Coping skills, Emotional quotient, Mental health.

CAREGIVERS OF MENTALLY ILL PATIENTS: ROLE OF COPING STYLE AND EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE

No consensus exists among researchers regarding a definition of stress but, arguably, the most common theoretical framework used is the transactional model of stress and coping forwarded by Lazarus and Folkman (1984).

COPING WITH STRESS: GENDER DIFFERENCES AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS