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(architecture) One of a series of step-like projections at the top of a gable.

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corbie step

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Source Word

corbie step

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈkɔːbi ˌstɛp/

(architecture) One of a series of step-like projections at the top of a gable.

Japanese Meaning

切妻の頂部において、段階状に突き出している構造。

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The restoration team carefully repaired each corbie step along the old chapel's gable.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

修復チームは古い礼拝堂の切妻屋根の頂部に並ぶ階段状の突起を一つ一つ丁寧に修復した。

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(architecture) One of a series of step-like projections at the top of a gable.

It is a great red-brick house - that is, the front is of brick, with corbie steps on the gables and a text over the door; but the courtyard into which the omnibus drives is of black and white 'cage-work' in wood and plaster.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

corbie steps

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