baseboardnoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˈbeɪs.bɔːd/us/ˈbeɪs.bɔːrd/US UK skirting boarda piece of wood fixed along the bottom of a wall where it meets the floor
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Parts of buildings: walls & parts of walls
- alcove
- balcony
- cavity wall
- chimney breast
- clapboard
- damp course
- drystone wall
- moulding
- niche
- open-plan
- plasterboard
- recess
- sconce
- siding
- skirting board
- stall
- stonework
- terrace
- walled
- woodwork
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- A baseboard or wall outlet is convenient for connecting a heater, curling-iron, and other electrically heated devices.
- A crack between flooring and baseboard may be the air leak that has caused the trouble.
- Baseboard and moldings should also be treated in this way.
- Much of this can easily be corrected by closing the cracks, usually found in older houses, between flooring and walls at the baseboards.
- You will observe in this photograph that the panels between doors and windows are filled with mirrors that run the full length from the molding to the baseboard.