traditional houses [2]![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
The dwellings, current or of former times, that characterize a given culture.
adobe house ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Dwellings found in Latin America and southwestern U.S. made of clay bricks and sun-dried straw.
ladder ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Movable wooden implement with rungs, for reaching the roof.
beam ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Heavy horizontal piece that transfers the weight of the roof onto the support structure.
pile dwelling ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Dwelling built over water or wet land and supported by posts.
tepee ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Conical dwelling of the Indians of the North American plains, made of poles covered with skins.
isba ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Dwelling of various countries in northern Europe, especially Russia, made of the wood of the fir tree.