/ sɪl; NAmE / noun
1.
= windowsill
2.
a piece of metal that forms part of the frame of a vehicle below the doors
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English syll , sylle horizontal beam forming a foundation , of Germanic origin; related to German Schwelle threshold.
/ sɪl; NAmE / noun
1.
= windowsill
2.
a piece of metal that forms part of the frame of a vehicle below the doors
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English syll , sylle horizontal beam forming a foundation , of Germanic origin; related to German Schwelle threshold.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005