lintel
Example Sentences
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Finding a Miyake event in wood from a Mesoamerican structure—such as a lintel in the Maya temple Tikal in Guatemala, whose construction is recorded in the Long Count—would settle the matter.
From Science Magazine • Apr. 13, 2023
Work is taking place after laser scans showed the lintel stones, joints and concrete mortar that balance them across the vertical stones have eroded.
From BBC • Sep. 14, 2021
I immediately banged my head on the lintel above the tiny front door of the 400-year-old cottage.
From Washington Post • Sep. 20, 2018
I’ve known landlords to be held horizontally over the front edge of the sway, with their feet only just touching the lintel of the pub’s doorframe, stretching for the hood.
From The Guardian • Apr. 30, 2018
“Look, there’s some writing on the lintel over the door.”
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
