Sill

In geology, a tabular igneous intrusion emplaced parallel to the bedding of the enclosing rock. Although they may have inclined orientations, nearly horizontal sills are most common. Sills may range from a few inches to hundreds of feet thick and up to hundreds of miles long. They include rock compositions of all types.

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• Sill (geology), a tabular mass of rock
• Sill plate, a construction element
• Sill River, an Austrian tributary
• Mount Sill, a California mountain

Surname

• Edward Rowland Sill, American poet and educator
• Judee Sill, American singer-songwriter
• Lester Sill, American record label executive
• Arthur J. Sills, former New Jersey Attorney General and founder of the law firm of Sills Cummis & Gross
• Beverly Sills, American opera singer

See also

• Cill