LEXICON — ABBREVIATIONS — LETTER B
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When you put a lot of these abbreviations on a drawing, it is good practice to send along a sheet identifying all the abbreviations you used. That sheet is appropriately identified as a "Key" or "Legend" or even simply "Abbreviations."
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| BD | BOARD |
| BDRM | BEDROOM |
| BEL | BELOW |
| BET | BETWEEN |
| BFD | BI-FOLD DOOR |
| BIT | BITUMINOUS |
| BKTP | BLACKTOP |
| bl | -IBLE OR -ABLE, AS IN BLDbl |
| BLD | BUILD |
| BLDG | BUILDING |
| BGL | BELOW GRADE LEVEL |
| BKI | BLACK IRON |
| BL | BUILDING LINE |
| BLK | BLOCK |
| BLKG | BLOCKING |
| BLS | BALUSTER |
| BM | BEAM (or BENCHMARK in nonstructural applications) |
| B.M. | BENCHMARK |
| BOF | BOTTOM OF FOOTING or BOTTOM OF FACE |
| BOT | BOTTOM |
| BPD | BY-PASS DOOR |
| BPL | BEARING PLATE |
| BRG | BEARING |
| BRGRF | BARGE RAFTER |
| BD | BOILER BLOW-DOWN |
| BRK | BRICK |
| BRZ | BRONZE |
| BS | BOTH SIDES |
| BSMT | BASEMENT |
| BT | BUTT |
| BTH | BATH |
| BTHRM | BATHROOM |
| BTJT | BUTT JOINT |
| BUR | BUILT-UP ROOFING |
| BVL | BEVELED |
| BW | BOTH WAYS |
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