lintel
Example Sentences
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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
He stopped outside the house where Maya Angelou once lived, admiring the ivy that tumbled from the lintel.
From New York Times • Oct. 22, 2021
I immediately banged my head on the lintel above the tiny front door of the 400-year-old cottage.
From Washington Post • Sep. 20, 2018
Lancelot dropped the visor over his shadowed face and pushed the door-bar sideways with his point The stout wood, crashing open, showed a lintel crammed with iron men and tossing torches.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
