wall bracket

Other forms: wall brackets

Definitions of wall bracket

1. noun

   a support projecting from a wall (as to hold a shelf)
   synonyms: bracket

   types:

   angle bracket, angle iron

   an L-shaped metal bracket

   console

   an ornamental scroll-shaped bracket (especially one used to support a wall fixture)

   corbel, truss

   (architecture) a triangular bracket of brick or stone (usually of slight extent)

   modillion

   (architecture) one of a set of ornamental brackets under a cornice

   sconce

   a decorative wall bracket for holding candles or other sources of light

   shelf bracket

   a bracket to support a shelf

   type of:

   support

   any device that bears the weight of another thing