ell Sentence Examples
- Mr. Henderson walked with an ell in his stride that made it difficult to keep up with him.
- We had a small ell added to the back of our house to create a mudroom and laundry area.
- The ell is a unit of length equal to 45 inches, or 1.143 meters.
- The carpenter used an ell to measure the length of the boards he needed to cut.
- In mathematics, an ell is a curve resembling a capital letter "L".
- The river formed an ell as it meandered through the valley.
- The architect designed the building with an ell-shaped floor plan.
- The children played tag in the ell, running around the corners and laughing.
- The farmer used an ell to measure the length of the furrows he plowed.
- The artist used a curved line to create an ell shape in their painting.
ell Meaning
ell (n)
an extension at the end and at right angles to the main building
ell (n.)
A measure for cloth; -- now rarely used. It is of different lengths in different countries; the English ell being 45 inches, the Dutch or Flemish ell 27, the Scotch about 37.
See L.
Synonyms & Antonyms of ell
FAQs About the word ell
an extension at the end and at right angles to the main buildingA measure for cloth; -- now rarely used. It is of different lengths in different countries; the
arm,wing,extension, addition, annex,penthouse
No antonyms found.
Mr. Henderson walked with an ell in his stride that made it difficult to keep up with him.
We had a small ell added to the back of our house to create a mudroom and laundry area.
The ell is a unit of length equal to 45 inches, or 1.143 meters.
The carpenter used an ell to measure the length of the boards he needed to cut.
