Brüstung — meaning in English
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English meaning
- cornice noun A projecting horizontal band at the top of a wall, on the outside of a building or inside a room.
- parapet noun A low protective wall along the edge of a roof, bridge, or balcony.
- sill noun The horizontal ledge at the base of a window or door frame.
- windowsill noun The horizontal ledge at the bottom of a window frame.
Senses
Brüstung is used for these senses in English:
- cornice (architectural element) A horizontal architectural element of a building, projecting forward from the main walls, originally used as a means of directing rainwater away from the building's walls.
- retaining wall (civil engineering) Any of several structures used to restrain a vertical-faced mass of earth.
- sill (architecture, also "window sill") A breast wall; window breast; horizontal brink which forms the base of a window.
- windowsill (architectural element) The horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame.
cornice — full definition
- noun A projecting horizontal band at the top of a wall, on the outside of a building or inside a room.
- noun An overhanging edge of snow along a mountain ridge or crest.
parapet — full definition
- noun A low protective wall along the edge of a roof, bridge, or balcony.
- noun A defensive wall in a fortification, used for cover in combat.
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