lintel
IPA: ɫˈɪntʌɫ
noun
- (architecture) A horizontal structural beam spanning an opening, such as between the uprights of a door or a window, and which supports the wall above.
- (computing) The computing environment of the Linux operating system running on an Intel CPU; mostly in a server.
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Examples of "lintel" in Sentences
- The lintels are of unplanned wood.
- The sculpture on the lintel is very well preserved.
- The carved stone lintel above the door of Oakworth Hall.
- The lintel over the door is inscribed with the date 1760.
- Especially valuable is the Carolingian door lintel in the tower.
- Peace fired once, the shot striking the lintel of the passage doorway.
- A corbelled arch, spanning the sidewalls of the door, sprang on the lintel.
- There is only one entrance door with a lintel decorated with vegetal motif.
- The lintel on the door carries the oldest known Naskhi inscription in Aleppo.
- The dates of building and alterations are recorded on a lintel above the door.
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