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sill

/sɪl/

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noun

Подоконник

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

Examples :

"The little boy carefully placed his drawing on the window sill, ready to show it to his mom. "

Маленький мальчик осторожно положил свой рисунок на подоконник, готовый показать его маме.

architecture part building

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noun

Порог, нижний брус

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 house's wooden sill was damaged during the storm. "

Деревянный порог дома был поврежден во время шторма.

architecture building structure material part

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Пластовая жила

A horizontal layer of igneous rock between older rock beds.

Examples :

"The geologist pointed to a thin sill of basalt in the rock face. "

Геолог указал на тонкую пластовую жилу базальта в скальной породе.

geology material nature

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Порог

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

Examples :

"The lock keeper used the sill to ensure the canal gates closed tightly. "

Смотритель шлюза использовал порог, чтобы убедиться, что ворота канала плотно закрыты.

architecture nautical part building

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Основание носового отверстия

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

Examples :

"the nasal sill"

Основание носового отверстия

anatomy body physiology part medicine

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Порог

The inner edge of the bottom of an embrasure.

Examples :

"The cat sat on the sill of the window, looking out at the birds. "

Кот сидел на пороге окна, глядя на птиц.

architecture part building

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Молодая сельдь

A young herring.

Examples :

"The fisherman sorted through his catch, separating the mature herring from the smaller sill to be used as bait. "

Рыбак сортировал свой улов, отделяя зрелую сельдь от более молодой сельди, чтобы использовать ее в качестве наживки.

fish animal food

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Дышло

The shaft or thill of a carriage.

Examples :

"The harness attached firmly to the sill of the horse-drawn wagon, ready for the day's delivery route. "

Упряжь была прочно прикреплена к дышлу конной повозки, готовая к дневному маршруту доставки.