A stencil is a thin sheet of metal or plastic out of which a design has been cut.

VOA: special.2009.09.02

The treadle pump is based on a design developed in the nineteen seventies by Norwegian engineer Gunnar Barnes.

VOA: special.2009.08.17

He said they had organized a design that shows all the information that makes up a human life.

VOA: special.2010.07.20

The solar water heater described here is based on a design developed some years ago in Afghanistan.

VOA: special.2009.04.20

First place went to a design for a skyscraper jail made by architecture students in Malaysia.

VOA: special.2010.03.31

In eighteen fifty-eight a design competition was held to find the best idea for planning this huge area in the center of New York City.

VOA: special.2009.10.30

Each team had to create a design that could keep the inside of the house at a temperature of between twenty-two and twenty-four degrees Celsius.

VOA: special.2009.10.27

The result was a design in which safety was the top concern.

VOA: special.2009.12.30

They are painted with a design of clouds and stars.

VOA: special.2009.09.09

The prosecution argued that it was caused by a design defect in the plant and negligent operational practices.

VOA: standard.2010.06.10

The dictionary says that the word "mosaic" means a picture or design that is made by placing small colored pieces together.

VOA: special.2009.01.02

He was a member of the design team and became chief engineer of the building project in eighteen sixty-seven.

VOA: special.2009.03.04

The paddocks will need water. Some farmers design paths for animals from different paddocks to drink from a common watering place.

VOA: special.2010.01.19

A farmer could save on wood or stone with a round design that needed less material than traditional barns.

VOA: special.2009.12.29