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Meaning of doorjamb | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Either of the upright posts on either side of a door, which together support a lintel.

Equivalents

Čeština veřej zárubeň
Deutsch Türpfosten
Español dintel
Suomi ovenpieli
Français jambage piédroit
עברית מזוזה
Nederlands deurpost
Polski futryna
Português batente umbral
Русский кося́к
Svenska dörrkarm

Examples

“There was a ball-pein hammer on a ledge above the doorjamb and Kidd reached up softly and took it down.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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