Auskragung — meaning in English

English meaning

• corbel noun A projecting piece built out from a wall to bear weight resting above it.
• jetty noun A narrow structure built out into water, used as a landing place for boats or to protect a shoreline.

Senses

Auskragung is used for these senses in English:

• cantilever (architecture) A beam anchored at one end and projecting into space, such as a long bracket projecting from a wall to support a balcony.
• corbel (architectural element) A structural member jutting out of a wall to carry a superincumbent weight.
• jetty (architecture) A part of a building that jets or projects beyond the rest, and overhangs the wall below.

jetty — full definition

1. noun A narrow structure built out into water, used as a landing place for boats or to protect a shoreline.
2. noun A part of a building, usually an upper floor, that projects out over the story beneath it.
3. adj Deep black, like the mineral jet.

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