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1. A rough and temporary wall or fence, usually at a construction site.
2. A covered wooden gallery projecting from the top of the wall of a medieval fortress to shelter the defenders and to increase facilities for defense.
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"In the meantime, creative hoardings have been installed displaying artwork produced by residents at HMP Oakwood, through the learning and skills department, as part of an outreach project through Eurovia to promote community engagement.
MULTAN -- The Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA) has launched a crackdown against advertisers having pending dues and seized skins of over 10 hoardings, here on Thursday.
[ClickPress, Fri Sep 28 2018] Hoarding tarpaulin market: Overview Hoarding tarpaulin is a large waterproof sheet made of High- density polyethylene, low- density polyethylene or PVC which is used to wrap the job site and hoardings to prevent it from the tough environmental conditions.
Rawalpindi -- Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) in order to augment its resources of income has decided to re-auction the contracts of hoardings and L.
R A W A L P I N D I -- Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) in order to augment its resources of income has decided to re-auction the contracts of hoardings and L.
Summary: Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 26 (ANI): A day ahead of Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray's 58th birthday, the party's leader Milind Narvekar has put up hoardings across Mumbai with the call of 'Chalo Varanasi, Chalo Ayodhya'.
Now in its sixth year, the Ivor Goodsite Hoarding Competition enables children of all ages to unleash their artistic talents on building site hoardings throughout the country.
However, candidates have put up huge hoardings at several points of the city in different constituencies.
Abu Dhabi Two hoardings on the Corniche, one at Hilal Clock Tower and one by the Hilton, both with countdown timers; a 70m hoarding on the corner of Al Salam and Al Falah Streets; a 70m hoarding on Electra Road (Zayed 2nd Street) by Abu Dhabi Mall and Le Meridien Hotel; a hoarding at Khalifa park; a hoarding on Electra Street; a trivision roof top above the Tourist Club post office; also mupis, scaffolding, building wraps and trucks.
Since March the Rev David Mayhew, student Romain, and Sam - from Friargate contractors Bowmer & Kirkland - have been featured on the hoardings surrounding the One Friargate development site, which looks out onto the Station Square boulevard.
KARACHI -- Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday order to uproot all billboards and hoardings which have been installed in the public properties by end of the next month.