groundsill

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɡraʊndˌsɪl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ground′sil′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ground•sill  (ground′sil′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the lowermost sill of a framed structure, esp. one lying close to the ground.
Also, groundsel. Also called ground beam, ground plate. 
  • late Middle English grownsel. See ground1, sill 1400–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
groundsill /ˈɡraʊndˌsɪl/ n
  1. another name for ground plate
'groundsill' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
ground plate - ground beam - groundsel

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