(a) For the purposes of this Building Code the abbreviations, terms, phrases, words and their derivatives listed in this chapter shall have the meaning given herein.
(b) Definitions pertinent to specific chapters of this Building Code are included in such specific chapters. Unless specifically limited in scope, such definitions shall have general application throughout this Building Code.
(c) Words used in the singular include the plural, and the plural includes the singular. Words used in the masculine gender include the feminine gender.
(d) Words not defined in OBBC or this Building Code shall have the meanings given in the current edition of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary.