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corbel in Chinese

corbel in Chinese is 乌鸦 — corbel means a projecting piece built out from a wall to bear weight resting above it.

corbel in Chinese

乌鸦
noun
Pronounced: wū yā
(architectural element) A structural member jutting out of a wall to carry a superincumbent weight.

What does "corbel" mean?

  1. noun A projecting piece built out from a wall to bear weight resting above it.
    "The booking hall is lofty and of peculiar design, the roof being carried on timbered beams set in pairs rising from carved corbels."
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corbel in a sentence

  • The booking hall is lofty and of peculiar design, the roof being carried on timbered beams set in pairs rising from carved corbels.

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What is "corbel" in Chinese?
"corbel" in Chinese is 乌鸦. corbel means: A projecting piece built out from a wall to bear weight resting above it.
How do you pronounce 乌鸦?
"corbel" in Chinese is 乌鸦, pronounced "wū yā".
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