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mudsill

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mudsill [′məd‚sil]
(civil engineering)
The lowest sill of a structure, usually embedded in the earth.

groundsill, ground beam, ground plate, mudsill, sole plate
In a framed structure, the sill which is nearest the ground or on the ground; used to distribute concentrated loads.


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