lintel
A horizontal structural beam spanning an opening, such as between the uprights of a…A horizontal structural beam spanning an opening, such as between the uprights of a door or a window, and which supports the wall above.
» In older buildings, a wooden lintel can sometimes sag or rot, requiring replacement.
Meaning
1 sensesA horizontal structural beam spanning an opening, such as between the uprights of a door or a window, and which supports the wall above.
Sturz, Oberschwelle
при́толокаprítoloka
horizontal beam used as a finishing piece over a door or window
Examples
3 sentencesIn older buildings, a wooden lintel can sometimes sag or rot, requiring replacement.
The heavy stone lintel above the main doorway was carved with the family's crest.
The architect specified a steel I-beam to act as the lintel to support the brickwork over the large window opening.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English lyntel, from Old French lintel, from Vulgar Latin *līntellus, for *līmFrom Middle English lyntel, from Old French lintel, from Vulgar Latin *līntellus, for *līmitellus, diminutive noun from līmes. Equivalent to limit + -el.
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