bldg
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5.6
A short form of building used in addresses and on signs
- noun
- US
:
edificio
- INT. BLDG. 21 - INNER HALLWAY - CONTINUOUS Milo moves up a hall with unpainted walls, bare floors, unconnected wires.
- EXT. BLDG
- INT. BLDG
- CAPITOL BLDG
Examples
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INT. Zavitz BLDG.
Fiction book (1998) -
I never saw him speak to an employee around Bldg 43.
Blog text (15) -
The location is at the left telephone kiosk out of the Prince Bldg.
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Yes, the Fed Bldg was discussed very briefly at 78:50.
Blog text (1) -
MATCH CUT TO: EXT. CAPITOL BLDG. - WASHINGTON D.C. - DAY
Fiction book (1997) -
The office is located in the new bldg on Main Street.
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Please meet me at the entrance of the bldg before the meeting starts.
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The old bldg has been renovated to accommodate more tenants.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bldg is a short form of building, made by keeping the main letters and dropping the vowels, like the common address short form apt for 'apartment'. So Bldg is used on signs and addresses to mean 'building' followed by a number.