Jutting
[dʒʌtɪŋ]
Definition
(adj.) extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary; 'the jutting limb of a tree'; 'massive projected buttresses'; 'his protruding ribs'; 'a pile of boards sticking over the end of his truck' .
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Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Jut
(a.) Projecting, as corbels, cornices, etc.
Editor: Nicolas
Examples
- Above the woods which lined it upon the farther side we could see the red, jutting pinnacles which marked the site of the rich landowner's dwelling. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Agustín, fully loaded since the cave, was leaning against a tree, the automatic rifle jutting over the top of his load. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
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