dripstone

Noun

(architecture) A protective moulding over a door or window that allows rain to drip away from the structure. / A water filter in which impurities are removed by running water through a porous stone.

Japanese Meaning

建築分野において、窓やドアの上部に取り付けられる、雨水を建物から遠ざけるための保護のためのモールディング。 / ろ過装置としての用途で、浸透性のある石を用いることで、水を流しながら不純物を取り除くためのフィルターといった装置。

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The renovators carefully restored the weathered dripstone above the old chapel doorway.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

修復業者は古い礼拝堂の扉の上にある風化した水切りを丁寧に修復した。

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Sense（1）

(architecture) A protective moulding over a door or window that allows rain to drip away from the structure.

Sense（2）

A water filter in which impurities are removed by running water through a porous stone.

Sense（3）

(geology) Stalactites and stalagmites collectively.

dripstones

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