jamb

vertical sides of a doorway or window
Not to be confused with:jam – fill too tightly; cram; fruit preserve

jamb

also jambe J0011900 (jăm)n.1. One of a pair of vertical posts or pieces that together form the sides of an opening, as for a door, window, or fireplace.2. A projecting mass or columnar part.

[Middle English jambe, from Old French, leg, jamb, from Late Latin gamba, horse's hock, leg; see gambol.]

jamb

(dʒæm) or

jambe

n1. (Building) a vertical side member of a doorframe, window frame, or lining2. (Building) a vertical inside face of an opening in a wall[C14: from Old French jambe leg, jamb, from Late Latin gamba hoof, hock, from Greek kampē joint]

jamb

(dʒæm)

n. a. either of the vertical sides of a doorway, window, or other opening. b. either of two members forming the sidepieces for the frame of an opening. [1350–1400; Middle English jambe < Middle French: leg, jamb < Late Latin gamba, variant of camba pastern, leg < Greek kampḗ bend of a limb]

Thesaurus

Noun

jamb - upright consisting of a vertical side member of a door or window framedoorjamb, doorpost - a jamb for a doorupright, vertical - a vertical structural member as a post or stake; "the ball sailed between the uprights"window frame - the framework that supports a window

Translations

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Jamb

jamb

[jam] (building construction) The vertical member on the side of an opening, as a door or window. (mining engineering) A vein or large block of rock that prevents miners from following a vein of ore.