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| architrave |
in architecture, the lowermost beam resting directly on supporting columns. [1/2 definitions] |
| baseboard |
a narrow board lining the lowermost edge of an interior wall. [1/2 definitions] |
| basement |
the lowermost space in a building, usu. partly underground. |
| foresail |
the principal sail hung on the forward mast or stay, such as the lowermost square sail on a square-rigged ship, or the jib on a cutter. |
| mainsail |
the principal, lowermost sail on the mainmast of a sailing ship. |
| medulla oblongata |
the lowermost part of the brain, which controls basic body functions such as breathing and blood circulation. |
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