Sill 43706 218016462 2008-06-08T19:50:02Z Xyzzyplugh 639298 {{disambig-cleanup}} '''Sill''' may refer to: *[[Sill (geology)]], a tabular mass of igneous rock that has been intruded laterally between layers of older rock * In construction terminology: **In architecture, a '''sill''' is the bottom edge of a window or door **In building construction, the bottom horizontal member of a wall or building to which vertical members are attached is called a '''[[wall plate|sill plate]]'''. (This is also, confusedly, sometimes also called ''the sill''.) **The '''sill''' proper being the finished (leveled} area of a masonry or concrete foundation normally also prepared by imbedding large hold-down 'J' bolts (in concrete) or drilled for '''Lags''' (masonry or concrete) and [[Screw|lag bolt]]s so the sill plate can be fastened to the foundations. *[[Sill River]], a tributary to the Inn River in Austria *[[Mount Sill]], a mountain peak in California's Sierra Nevada range * When magma squeezes between horizontal layers of rock, forms '''sill'''. *In automobiles, a '''sill''' is a box section of metal (normally steel) which maintains the door gap and provides torsional strength in the body of a car. it normally comprises both an inner, and an outer section which when put together, creates a strong box section. On cars which use monocoque construction, as opposed to a frame chassis, the sill becomes one of the main components providing strength in the body. ==Surname== * [[Edward Rowland Sill]], American poet and educator * [[Judee Sill]], American singer-songwriter * [[Lester Sill]], American record label executive * [[Beverly Sills]], American opera singer == See also == {{wiktionary}} * [[Lock (water transport)#Cill|Cill]] * [[Chill]] {{disambig-cleanup}} [[Category:Surnames]] [[nl:Sill]] [[pl:Sill]]