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Plinth meaning
A block or slab upon which a column, pedestal, statue or other structure is based. | The bottom course of a wall. | A base or pedestal beneath a cabinet.
Example sentences (20)
But the famous landmark - which was inspired by the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil - has been edited out, with Porsche opting instead to just show the 75ft concrete plinth.
He is commemorated by a sandstone plinth and 100ft tall statue on top of Beinn a Bhragaigh near Golspie that was erected by public subscription in 1837, four years after his death.
It features a bamboo plinth and a recycled vinyl dust cover that give it a sleek aesthetic.
It’s a purpose-built control room, with force dispatch located in the middle - on a raised plinth the likes of which has been often seen on screen used for things like tracking Jason Bourne.
James Ryan takes the Triple Crown plate, and last up is Sexton to carry the big trophy to his players assembled on the plinth of victory.
Maria Fowler, chairman of the committee, said: “The sundial, mounted on a brick plinth, was donated to Harwich Town Council by former councillor Lawrie Payne and dedicated on February 1, 2013 to mark the 60th anniversary of the flood.
Three air source heat pumps will be installed at the north of Carnock Primary School, close to the changing room and toilets extension, on a low level concrete plinth and enclosed in mesh protective cages.
After John Tomlinson turned up the ball from the plinth in Shaw Croft, the ball moved swiftly across the car park and past the Co-op but soon ended up in the river where it stayed behind the Bridge pub for more than 30 minutes.
Competitors of all ages take turns to hurl the delicacy - made from pig's blood- at a 20ft-high plinth in a bid to dislodge a dozen Yorkshire puddings.
He also said that there will be a plaque mounted on a plinth amongst this semi circle of trees and log benches for loved ones to sit on.
It is marked all over with the teardrop patterns characteristic of a particular palm frond, and the polystyrene plinth below is apparently pitted with tears.
Mil Veces un Instante (A thousand times an Instant) by Mexican artist, Teresa Margolles, sits proudly upon the Fourth Plinth around Nelson’s Column.
So who decides which two of the above will go on the Fourth Plinth?
To score, contenders must try and knock their opponent off the plinth.
A sculpture of a black woman who took part in a Black Lives Matter protest in Bristol has been erected on the plinth where a statue of slave trader Edward Colston used to stand.
But as the north London outfit was handed the trophy, Aubameyang firstly struggled to have a strong grip with the cup as he took it from the plinth.
Towards the end of March, the newest artwork on Trafalgar Square's Fourth Plinth is due to be unveiled.
As the players walked off the pitch after 45 minutes, Milan’s Hernán Crespo – who had scored twice – stroked the cup on the plinth by the stadium tunnel, as though it was already his.
Commissions for the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square.
Hellissandur used to be home to a Maritime Museum, but it has closed down, the distinctive statue of a fisherman teaching a child how to gut a fish is gone from its plinth.