Swing
Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-005806
The direction in which a door, gate, or casement window is designed to open, specified as either left-hand or right-hand. The determination of hand is based on the location of the hinges when viewing the door from a specific side, which varies by standard. For example, one convention determines hand by standing on the exterior or secure side of the door.
| Identifier | MLC-T-IND-005806 |
|---|---|
| Field | Industrial and trades |
| Subject | Carpentry |
| See also | Swingle |
| Translations | German: aushängen; Spanish: colocar bisagras; French: monter sur gonds |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-IND-005806",
"term": "Swing",
"field": "Industrial and trades",
"definition": "The direction in which a door, gate, or casement window is designed to open, specified as either left-hand or right-hand. The determination of hand is based on the location of the hinges when viewing the door from a specific side, which varies by standard. For example, one convention determines hand by standing on the exterior or secure side of the door.",
"subject": "Carpentry",
"see_also": [
"swingle"
],
"translations": {
"de": "aushängen",
"es": "colocar bisagras",
"fr": "monter sur gonds"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/swing/"
}
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