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Meaning of Corbel | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈkɔːbəl

Definitions

A structural member jutting out of a wall to carry a superincumbent weight.

Equivalents

العربية أسند
Čeština konzola
Español ménsula
Suomi olkakivi
Français corbeau Corbel
Galego canzorro
Magyar gyám konzol
Português Corbel
Українська консо́ль кронштейн

Examples

“The booking hall is lofty and of peculiar design, the roof being carried on timbered beams set in pairs rising from carved corbels.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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