lintel

Example Sentences

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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

Because we can’t tell a cornice from a lintel, we asked Norfolk architect Greg Rutledge to guide us through the West Freemason Street Area Historic District.

From Washington Post • Nov. 5, 2021

Work is taking place after laser scans showed the lintel stones, joints and concrete mortar that balance them across the vertical stones have eroded.

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2021

This past year, I’ve spent most of my time in my drafty office in Harlem, where the water leak from the lintel above the south-facing window has reappeared after some bad weather.

From New York Times • Apr. 7, 2021

He lit the fire and smoke curled up over the painted wooden lintel and rose to the ceiling and curled down again.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy