- L
- L L ([e^]l), n.
1. An extension at right angles to the length of a main
building, giving to the ground plan a form resembling the
letter L; sometimes less properly applied to a narrower,
or lower, extension in the direction of the length of the
main building; a wing. [Written also {ell}.]
[1913 Webster]
2. (Mech.) A short right-angled pipe fitting, used in connecting two pipes at right angles. [Written also {ell}.] [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.