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tairseach — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • doorstep noun The step just outside the entrance to a house.
  • portal noun A grand or notable entrance or doorway.
  • sill noun The horizontal ledge at the base of a window or door frame.
  • threshold noun The strip or slab at the bottom of a doorway that you step over to enter.

Senses

tairseach is used for these senses in English:

  • portal (Internet) A website or page that acts as an entrance to other websites or pages on the Internet.
  • sill (architecture, also "window sill") A breast wall; window breast; horizontal brink which forms the base of a window.

doorstep — full definition

  1. noun The step just outside the entrance to a house.
  2. verb (UK) To turn up unannounced at someone's home, especially to ask questions or make a sale.

portal — full definition

  1. noun A grand or notable entrance or doorway.
  2. noun A website that serves as a gateway to other online resources, services, or accounts.
  3. noun In fiction, a magical or futuristic opening that instantly connects two distant places or times.

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