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lugsill

/ˈlʌɡˌsɪl/

lugsill noun: a window sill that extends beyond the width of the window opening, with its ends built into the wall at the jambs.

lugsill: a window sill that extends beyond the width of the window opening, with its ends built into the...
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Noun

lugsill (plural lugsills)

  1. A window sill that extends beyond the width of the window opening, with its ends built into the wall at the jambs.
    • On all sides of the exterior, lintels of ashlar form belt courses, while lugsills combine to produce string courses.2025 March 3, Wikipedia contributors, “C. H. Burroughs House”, in English Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation

Forms of lugsill

plurallugsills

Origin of lugsill

From lug + sill.

Questions about lugsill

What does lugsill mean?
Lugsill means a window sill that extends beyond the width of the window opening, with its ends built into the wall at the jambs.
What part of speech is lugsill?
Lugsill is a noun.
How do you pronounce lugsill?
Lugsill is pronounced /ˈlʌɡˌsɪl/.
What is the plural of lugsill?
The plural of lugsill is lugsills.

Words near lugsill in the dictionary

  1. lugs in
  2. lugs out
  3. lugsail
  4. lugsails
  5. Lugsden
  6. lugsill
  7. lugsills
  8. lugsome
  9. Lugton
  10. lugubriate
  11. lugubriated

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