Corbel
Definitions
A structural member jutting out of a wall to carry a superincumbent weight.
Equivalents
Españolménsula
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.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
See also
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