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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
Sense 1
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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