jamb

also n.

1. One of a pair of vertical posts or pieces that together form the sides of a door, window frame, or fireplace, for example.
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.]

One of the vertical members at each side of an opening such as a doorframe, window frame, or fireplace.

door jambs

window jamb

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1. The side of a door or window.

2. A wing of a building.

3. In heraldry, the leg of an animal.

IN BRIEF: n. - Upright consisting of a vertical side member of a door or window frame.

Tutor's tip: The elderly usher was pushed up against the door "jamb" (door post) as the shrieking fans tried to "jam" (a mass of people causing a blockage) into the concert hall.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - karm, vange

Nederlands (Dutch)
stijl (deur/raam/ haard), langwerpig uitstekend object

Français (French)
n. - jambage, montant

Deutsch (German)
n. - Pfosten

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - παραστάδα, κολώνα, ορθοστάτης

Italiano (Italian)
stipite

Português (Portuguese)
n. - batente (m) (Arquit.)

Русский (Russian)
косяк (двери, окна), подставка

Español (Spanish)
n. - jamba, quicial

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - sidopost, sidokarm (i dörr el fönster)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
门窗边框, 矿柱, 壁炉侧墙

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 門窗邊框, 礦柱, 壁爐側牆

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 버팀 기둥, 문설주 , 난로가의 잼돌

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - だき, だき石

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) دعامه, احدىالقابضتين لدرابزين الباب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮קורה צידית של מסגרת הפתח, מזוזה‬

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