sill meaning
[ sil ] Pronunciation: "sill" in a sentence
Noun: sill sil
- Structural member consisting of a continuous horizontal timber forming the lowest member of a framework or supporting structure
- (geology) a flat (usually horizontal) mass of igneous rock between two layers of older sedimentary rock
Derived forms: sills
Type of: rock, stone, structural member
Encyclopedia: Sill
[Architecture]
1.
A horizontal timber, at the bottom of the frame of a wood structure, which rests on the foundation.
2.A doorsill.
3.The horizontal bottom member of a window frame or other frame.
Examples
More: Next- words failed him and he sat quite sill.
- massive sills were secured on the heads of the piles.
- sharply outlined dikes, sills and bosses occur in numbers.
- better fastening between sill and wall footing would be beneficial.
- chunks of the overlying rock may break off and become a part of a sill.