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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 pihtipieli
Français jambage piédroit
Gaeilge ursain
Galego macheta marco
עברית מזוזה
Magyar ajtófélfa
Kurdî verêj
Latina postis
Te Reo Māori tokotoko
Nederlands deurpost
Polski futryna ościeże
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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See also

doorkeeper Doorkeepers doorkey Doorknob doorknob complaint doorknob phenomenon

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