"damp course" meaning in English

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "damp courses",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "damp course (plural damp courses)",
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    }
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Construction",
          "orig": "en:Construction",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber, published 2003, page 532",
          "text": "He knew why the building was so damp. Its damp courses were defective and it was built on top of the tank stream.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2001 June 20, Anna Tims, The Guardian",
          "text": "Sincerest apologies from Everest, which admits that a damp course was, by an extraordinary oversight, not included.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A layer in a wall, foundation etc. which prevents moisture spreading into interior areas."
      ],
      "id": "en-damp_course-en-noun-thvrkfKl",
      "links": [
        [
          "construction",
          "construction"
        ],
        [
          "wall",
          "wall"
        ],
        [
          "foundation",
          "foundation"
        ],
        [
          "moisture",
          "moisture"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(construction) A layer in a wall, foundation etc. which prevents moisture spreading into interior areas."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "damp-proof course"
        },
        {
          "word": "DPC"
        }
      ],
      "topics": [
        "business",
        "construction",
        "manufacturing"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "damp course"
}

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "damp courses",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "expansion": "damp course (plural damp courses)",
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "en:Construction"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber, published 2003, page 532",
          "text": "He knew why the building was so damp. Its damp courses were defective and it was built on top of the tank stream.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2001 June 20, Anna Tims, The Guardian",
          "text": "Sincerest apologies from Everest, which admits that a damp course was, by an extraordinary oversight, not included.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A layer in a wall, foundation etc. which prevents moisture spreading into interior areas."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "construction",
          "construction"
        ],
        [
          "wall",
          "wall"
        ],
        [
          "foundation",
          "foundation"
        ],
        [
          "moisture",
          "moisture"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(construction) A layer in a wall, foundation etc. which prevents moisture spreading into interior areas."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "business",
        "construction",
        "manufacturing"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "damp-proof course"
    },
    {
      "word": "DPC"
    }
  ],
  "word": "damp course"
}