Wandabschlussleiste

wall trim strip, wall-edge strip

noun VANT-ab-shlus-lys-te Rare

Usage Note

Wandabschlussleiste is a narrow strip of plastic, metal, or tile used to finish the boundary between a tiled or plastered area and an adjacent surface; it protects exposed tile edges and creates a clean transition, for example at the top of a kitchen splashback.

Examples

"Am oberen Rand des Fliesenspiegels wurde eine Wandabschlussleiste angebracht."

Natural Translation

A wall trim strip was attached at the upper edge of the tile splashback.

Literal Translation

At the upper edge of the tile-splashback was a wall-edge-strip attached.

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