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jamb
1[ jam ]
noun
- Architecture, Building Trades.
- either of the vertical sides of a doorway, arch, window, or other opening.
- either of two stones, timbers, etc., forming the sidepieces for the frame of an opening.
- Armor. greave.
jamb
2[ jam ]
verb (used with or without object)
- an obsolete variant of jam 1.
jamb
/ »åÏôæ³¾ /
noun
- a vertical side member of a doorframe, window frame, or lining
- a vertical inside face of an opening in a wall
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of jamb1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of jamb1
Example Sentences
The 10-year-old stood outside the only home he’d ever known — a home he could traverse in total darkness, whose every floorboard and door jamb he knew like the back of his hand.
“With stone jambs and dams, we often will play with the thickness and other dimensions, so that it adds depth and volume to the bathroom space.â€
When the finished trim and door weather stripping is added on the side wall jambs, you lose about 2 1/4 inches in width.
There’s also an additional cost if you want your vehicle’s inside door jambs wrapped.
Gooch, a 37-year-old resident of Leavenworth, Kansas, about 25 miles northwest of Union Station, related his experiences in an Associated Press interview outside his apartment, his crutches leaning against the door jamb behind him.
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