lintel
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"One high-speed line for the west, one for the east and - across the fireplace - a lintel, Northern Powerhouse rail," he says.
From BBC • Oct. 7, 2023
Finding a Miyake event in wood from a Mesoamerican structure—such as a lintel in the Maya temple Tikal in Guatemala, whose construction is recorded in the Long Count—would settle the matter.
From Science Magazine • Apr. 13, 2023
I’ve known landlords to be held horizontally over the front edge of the sway, with their feet only just touching the lintel of the pub’s doorframe, stretching for the hood.
From The Guardian • Apr. 30, 2018
Inside, a boisterous group of small children is squatting in front of a 12th-century lintel decorated with animals, but I have the rest of the museum virtually to myself.
From Washington Post • Jan. 25, 2018
"Mind your head, lad," said Duffle a moment too late, for Shasta had already bashed his forehead against the low lintel of the door.
From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis
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Built To Last: Architectural Parlance
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