<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?><?Xpress productLine="abcb-glossentry" ?><abcb-glossentry id="_0d21b1c5-7e4f-446c-99a0-4c7564ed7952" outputclass="abcb-glossentry"><glossterm id="_2c1e6053-5ce4-447e-965e-b393cf19b5ba">Damp-proof course</glossterm><glossdef outputclass="glossdef"><p>A continuous layer of impervious material placed in a masonry wall or pier, or between a wall or pier and a floor, to prevent the upward or downward migration of water.</p></glossdef><glossBody><glossAlt><glossAcronym>DPC</glossAcronym></glossAlt></glossBody></abcb-glossentry>