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Feb 12, 2012
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sill



Pronunciation: (sil), [key]
—n.
1. a horizontal timber, block, or the like serving as a foundation of a wall, house, etc.
2. the horizontal piece or member beneath a window, door, or other opening. See diag. under double-hung.
3. Geol.a tabular body of intrusive igneous rock, ordinarily between beds of sedimentary rocks or layers of volcanic ejecta.

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