mensola — meaning in English

English meaning

• ledge noun A narrow flat shelf sticking out from a wall, cliff, or other surface.
• shelf noun A flat board fixed to a wall or cabinet, used for holding or displaying objects.

Senses

mensola 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.
• ledge A shelf on which articles may be laid.
• ledge (geology) A shelf, ridge, or reef, of rocks.
• shelf A flat, rigid structure, fixed at right angles to a wall or forming a part of a cabinet, desk, etc., and used to display, store, or support objects.

ledge — full definition

1. noun A narrow flat shelf sticking out from a wall, cliff, or other surface.
2. noun A ridge or shelf of rock, especially underwater or bearing minerals.

shelf — full definition

1. noun A flat board fixed to a wall or cabinet, used for holding or displaying objects.
2. noun A ledge or flat area that juts out, such as underwater rock or ice.

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