noun Download 🔗Share The shelf above a fireplace which may be also a structural support for the masonry of the chimney. Examples : "The family photos were arranged carefully on the mantel above the fireplace. " architecture building Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A maneuver to surmount a ledge, involving pushing down on the ledge to bring up the body. Also called a mantelshelf. Examples : "The climber used a mantel to get over the rocky ledge. " architecture building sport action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To surmount a ledge by pushing down on the ledge to bring up the body. Examples : "The climber used a special technique to mantel the large boulder, pushing down hard on the top edge to lift himself over. " action sport body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading