mantel
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈmæn.təl/
mantel (plural mantels)
- The shelf above a fireplace which may be also a structural support for the masonry of the chimney.
- (climbing) A maneuver to surmount a ledge, involving pushing down on the ledge to bring up the body. Also called a mantelshelf.
- German: Kaminregal
- Russian: каминный
mantel (mantels, present participle mantelling; past and past participle mantelled)
- (climbing) To surmount a ledge by pushing down on the ledge to bring up the body.
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