Definition of Sill
Sill
Sill


Definition/Meaning
(noun)
A horizontal piece of wood or stone at the bottom of a door or window opening.

e.g. The carpenter installed a new sill to support the heavy window frame.

(noun)
a sheet or body of igneous rock that forms a 'table' between existing layers of different kinds of rock;

e.g. The rock cracked along the sill and split into two pieces.

(noun)
a ledge or ridge of rock that is located underwater, sometimes separating the basins of two separate water bodies;

e.g. The sill between the sea and ocean is visible on ocean maps.



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