Word Finder - baffles

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A device used to dampen the effects of such things as sound, light, or fluid. Specifically, a baffle is a surface which is placed inside an open area to inhibit direct motion from one part to another, without preventing motion altogether.

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Tanker trucks use baffles to keep the liquids inside from sloshing around.

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An architectural feature designed to confuse enemies or make them vulnerable.

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(coal mining) A lever for operating the throttle valve of a winding engine.

The town council, which has its headquarters in the Municipal Buildings in the Royal Exchange, consists of fifty members, a lord provost, seven baffles, a dean of guild, a treasurer, a convener of trades, seven judges of police, and thirty-two councillors.

Sand is thus blown or pumped from below the piles, which are thus easily lowered in ground which baffles all attempts to drive in piles by blows.

Installing baffles can also keep insulation away from any electrical fixtures, but be sure you keep the baffle several inches away from anything electrical as well to avoid a fire hazard.

Coke or anthracite is heated to incandescence by an air blast in a generator lined with fire-brick, and the heated products of combustion as they leave the generator and enter the superheaters are supplied with more air, which causes the combustion of carbon monoxide present in the producer gas and heats up the fire-brick baffles with which the superheater is filled.

How someone who can spout such twaddle gets to be in a position of power baffles me.

You'll generally place baffles at the intersection between the joists and the rafters.

Your first step is to install any necessary baffles.