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subsill

subsill

1. A subsidiary sill member fitted to a window frame; serves as a stop for screens; causes water to drip farther away from the wall surface; also called a sill drip molding.
2. A subsidiary doorsill which is fixed to the groundsill.
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Some durability features shown in Figure 1 include subsill pan flashings under all windows, and ventilated rainscreen cladding.
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