doorsill

[ dawr-sil, dohr- ]

noun

1. the sill of a doorway.

doorsill

/ ˈdɔːˌsɪl /

noun

1. a horizontal member of wood, stone, etc, forming the bottom of a doorframe

Word History and Origins

Origin of doorsill¹

First recorded in 1555–65; door + sill

Example Sentences

How many times had one of them stood on a doorsill with their mouths full of the worst thing they could say?

From New York Times

“You can find manufacturer recommendations for tire pressures either on the placard attached to the doorsill of the driver’s door or in your car’s manual.”

From Washington Times

Getting the firebox over the doorsill was a small problem, but I remembered a trick of my mother’s: I rubbed the sill with very soapy water, and the masonite slid over easily.

From Literature

The workmanship was no less fastidious even at the bottom of the board, near the doorsill, where the two penmen, each in his turn, had obviously lain on their stomachs.

From Literature

Crows caw, lizards listen, golden girls sing and the feet of rats scribble on the doorsills sounding not maybe as you would expect, but in hearing them, discovering that they sound as they must.

From Los Angeles Times