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doorsill

American  
[dawr-sil, dohr-] / ˈdɔrˌsɪl, ˈdoʊr- /

noun

  1. the sill of a doorway.


doorsill British  
/ ˈdɔːˌsɪl /

noun

  1. a horizontal member of wood, stone, etc, forming the bottom of a doorframe

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of doorsill

First recorded in 1555–65; door + sill

Example Sentences

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“You can find manufacturer recommendations for tire pressures either on the placard attached to the doorsill of the driver’s door or in your car’s manual.”

From Washington Times May 11, 2020

After a massive lunch at Ma Maison, in Beverly Hills, with Orson Welles, Jim wrote he had to “brace his boot on the limo’s doorsill to hoist the great director to the curb.”

From The New Yorker Mar. 30, 2016

Mulcahy was found lying on the doorsill outside a motel cabin in rural Virginia.

From Time Magazine Archive

While Judy was catching a nap in her dressing room, Mickey planted a smoke-pot at the doorsill, bawled "FIRE!"

From Time Magazine Archive

She was dragging a large five-bushel basket of what looked like brambles, and a woman was pushing the other side of it, saying, “Watch the doorsill, baby.”

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison

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