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soffits

soffits is the plural of soffit.

Meaning of soffit

Noun

soffit (plural soffits)

  1. The visible underside of an arch, balcony, beam, cornice, staircase, vault or any other architectural element.
    • From 1945 onwards, deterioration in the condition of the brickwork in the arch soffits was kept under close observation, and in 1951 it was decided that strengthening must be undertaken.1954 January, “Strengthening of Coquet Viaduct”, in Railway Magazine, page 18
  2. (pipe technology) The top point of the inside open section of a pipe or box conduit.
    • The elevation of the pipe soffit is 10.4 meters above mean sea level.

Questions about soffits

What is soffits the plural of?
Soffits is the plural of soffit.

Words near soffits in the dictionary

  1. soffiettas
  2. soffione
  3. soffioni
  4. soffit
  5. soffited
  6. soffits
  7. soffrito
  8. soffritos
  9. soffritto
  10. soffrittos
  11. Sofi

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