skirting board
skirting board noun: a panel, normally made of wood, between the floor and the interior wall of a structure, or placed in a position that is subject to repeated knocks.
Noun
skirting board (plural skirting boards)
- A panel, normally made of wood, between the floor and the interior wall of a structure, or placed in a position that is subject to repeated knocks.
- But these little tunnels, emerging into the open at Finchley Road (reached in 1879) were the start of something big. By the early twentieth century it would be possible to think of them as two mouseholes in the skirting board of a wall separating two great ballrooms.2012, Andrew Martin, Underground Overground: A passenger's history of the Tube, Profile Books, →ISBN, page 51
- Synonyms:
- baseboard, skirtboard
skirting board meaning in Tamil and Persian
skirting board in Tamil
- அடிப்பட்டைப்பலகை
skirting board in Persian
- panel between floor and interior wall
- قرنیز
Synonyms of skirting board
Forms of skirting board
| plural | skirting boards |
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Questions about skirting board
- What does skirting board mean?
- Skirting board means a panel, normally made of wood, between the floor and the interior wall of a structure, or placed in a position that is subject to repeated knocks.
- What is skirting board in Tamil?
- Skirting board in Tamil is அடிப்பட்டைப்பலகை. See Skirting board meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is skirting board?
- Skirting board is a noun.
- What is the plural of skirting board?
- The plural of skirting board is skirting boards.
Words near skirting board in the dictionary
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