sill
noun/sɪl/
/sɪl/
- (also windowsill, window ledge)a narrow shelf below a window, either inside or outside
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- a piece of metal that forms part of the frame of a vehicle below the doors
Word OriginOld English syll, sylle ‘horizontal beam forming a foundation’, of Germanic origin; related to German Schwelle ‘threshold’.
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