doorjamb

English

Etymology

door +‎ jamb

Noun

doorjamb (plural doorjambs)

Either of the upright posts on either side of a door, which together support a lintel.

Synonyms

doorpost

Hypernyms

jamb

Related terms

doorframe

Translations

upright post on either side of the door

Finnish: ovenpieli (fi)
French: jambage (fr), piédroit (fr) m
Galician: marco m, macheta f
Greek:
Ancient: φλιά f (phliá)
Irish: ursain f
Old Irish: airsa f

Maori: tokotoko, tuturu, whakawai
Portuguese: umbral (pt) m
Serbo-Croatian: štok (sh) m, dovratak (sh)
Swedish: dörrpost (sv) c, dörrkarm (sv) c

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