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CORBEL STEP

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Dictionary entry overview: What does corbel step mean?

• CORBEL STEP (noun)
The noun CORBEL STEP has 1 sense:

1. (architecture) a step on the top of a gable wall

Familiarity information: CORBEL STEP used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• CORBEL STEP (noun)

Sense 1

corbel step ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

(architecture) a step on the top of a gable wall

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

corbel step; corbie-step; corbiestep; crow step

Hypernyms ("corbel step" is a kind of...):

stair; step (support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway)

Domain category:

architecture (the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings)

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