Sill definition

Sill means a footing used to distribute the load from a vertical support or a base plate of a scaffold to the ground. (« sole »)
Sill means bottom members of door and window frames, or the area between top of foundation wall and floor framing.
Sill means horizontal structural member set directly on the ground surface, or embedded to a firm surface level that is used to provide a temporary base for a temporary support or bracing.

Examples of Sill in a sentence

  • Bottom (Sill) Channel or Angle: With light seals and designed to eliminate light gaps at bottoms of shades when shades are closed.

  • Sill Sweep Strips: Resilient seal type, retracting, of neoprene; provide on all doors.

  • Sill plates and sole plates shall be protected against decay and termites where required by Sections R317 and R318.

  • Sill tracks including sill supports, supporting protection at all landings.

  • Sill heights for windows in the Display Window Area shall be no higher than three (3) feet above Grade, and the tops of such windows shall be no lower than eight (8) feet above Grade.


More Definitions of Sill

Sill means the lowest horizontal member of a window frame.
Sill means the bottom horizontal member or element of a window or door.
Sill means a linear erosion control structure constructed of riprap, shell bags, or other approved material placed channelward of and generally parallel to an eroding shoreline. Sand is often placed landward of the sill to raise the elevation of the substrate and facilitate the establishment of wetlands vegetation.
Sill means a linear erosion control structure constructed of riprap, shell bags, or other approved
Sill means a tabular igneous intrusion that parallels the planar structure of the surrounding rock.
Sill means the horizontal support at the bottom of the window.