Fussschwelle — meaning in English

English meaning

• sill noun The horizontal ledge at the base of a window or door frame.
• sleeper noun Someone who is sleeping.

Senses

Fussschwelle is used for these senses in English:

• sill (construction) A threshold; horizontal structural member of a building near ground level on a foundation or pilings, or lying on the ground, and bearing the upright portion of a frame; a sill plate.
• sleeper (carpentry) A structural beam in a floor running perpendicular to both the joists beneath and floorboards above.

sill — full definition

1. noun The horizontal ledge at the base of a window or door frame.
2. noun (geology) A flat sheet of igneous rock that has forced its way between existing layers of rock underground.

sleeper — full definition

1. noun Someone who is sleeping.
2. noun A spy or agent who lives an ordinary life in a community until activated for a mission.
3. noun Something — a film, product, or competitor — that unexpectedly becomes a big success after being overlooked.
4. noun (British) A wooden or concrete beam laid under railway tracks to support them; a railroad tie.
5. noun A car that has been heavily modified for performance while still looking ordinary.

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