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sills

/sɪlz/

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noun

Fenstersims, Fensterbank

(also window sill) A horizontal slat which forms the base of a window.

Examples :

"The cat likes to sit on the sills and watch the birds outside. "

Die Katze sitzt gerne auf den Fensterbänken und beobachtet die Vögel draußen.

architecture building part

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Schwelle, Grundschwelle

A horizontal, structural member of a building near ground level on a foundation or pilings or lying on the ground in earth-fast construction and bearing the upright portion of a frame. Also called a ground plate, groundsill, sole, sole-plate, mudsill. An interrupted sill fits between posts instead of being below and supporting the posts in timber framing.

Examples :

"The carpenter carefully placed the treated sills on the foundation before building the walls of the new house. "

Der Zimmermann platzierte die behandelten Schwellen sorgfältig auf dem Fundament, bevor er die Wände des neuen Hauses errichtete.

architecture building property material structure

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Lagergänge, Gänge

A horizontal layer of igneous rock between older rock beds.

Examples :

"The geologist studied the sills in the canyon walls, noting how the horizontal layers of igneous rock were sandwiched between older sedimentary rocks. "

Der Geologe untersuchte die Lagergänge in den Canyonwänden und stellte fest, wie die horizontalen Schichten des magmatischen Gesteins zwischen älteren Sedimentgesteinen eingebettet waren.

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Schwelle

A piece of timber across the bottom of a canal lock for the gates to shut against.

Examples :

"The barge scraped against the sills as it entered the canal lock, preventing the gates from closing smoothly. "

Die Barke schrammte an der Schwelle, als sie in die Kanalschleuse einfuhr, wodurch sich die Tore nicht reibungslos schließen ließen.

architecture nautical building

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Nasenbeinbasis

A raised area at the base of the nasal aperture in the skull.

Examples :

"the nasal sill"

die Nasenbeinbasis

anatomy body part physiology

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Brüstung, Sohlbank

The inner edge of the bottom of an embrasure.

Examples :

"The cat sat on the sills of the window, watching the birds outside. "

Die Katze saß auf der Brüstung des Fensters und beobachtete die Vögel draußen.

architecture part building

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Junger Hering

A young herring.

Examples :

"The fisherman caught a net full of small, young herring, known locally as sills. "

Der Fischer fing ein Netz voller kleiner, junger Heringe, die vor Ort als Sills bekannt sind.

fish animal food

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Deichsel

The shaft or thill of a carriage.

Examples :

"The horse strained against the sills of the old carriage as it pulled the heavy load uphill. "

Das Pferd spannte sich gegen die Deichseln der alten Kutsche, als es die schwere Last bergauf zog.