Glossary B

Bus support insulator is a porcelain or fiberglass insulators that serve to isolate the bus bar switches and other support structures and to prevent leakage current from flowing through the structure or to ground. These insulators are similar in function to other insulators used in substations and transmission poles and towers.

Bullet refers to the projectile expelled from a gun. It is not synonymous with cartridge. Bullets can be of many materials, shapes, weights and constructions such as solid lead, lead with a jacket of harder metal, round-nosed, flat-nosed, hollow-pointed, etc.

Bulk carrier pertains to an ocean-going vessel used to transport bulk cargo items such as ore or food staples (rice, grain, etc.) and similar cargo. It can be recognized by the large box-like hatches on its deck, designed to slide outboard for loading.

Buffet is French term referring to sideboard used to store china, silver, and linens, with the top surface used as a counter in self-service informal dining.

Buckram is described as a heavy weave cotton cloth dyed and filled with a compound to make it more durable. Suitable for sustained use and heavier than book cloth.

Broiler or Fryer refers to a broiler or fryer is a young chicken, usually under 13 weeks of age, of either sex, that is tender-meated with soft, pliable, smooth-textured skin and flexible breastbone cartilage.

Broiler is characterized as mature, young chicken of either sex produced for meat. The terms broilers, fryers and young chickens are interchangeable.

Bristle brush refers to a paint brush with filaments made up of animal hair strands usually hog hair. Bristle brushes are used for alkyd paint.