wall
wall. Structure of stone, brick, etc., serving to enclose a room, house, or other space, and, in most cases, load-bearing, i.e. supporting the floors, roof, etc. It may also be a screen-wall for privacy or enclosure. Types of wall include:cavity: with an air-gap between two leaves to improve insulation and prevent water-penetration; crinkle-crankle: See crinkle-crankle;hollow: as cavity above, but see brick;partition: wall dividing a space, not usually load-bearing;party: between adjoining properties, usually load-bearing and fire-resistant;retaining: prevents earth from slipping, so used in gardens and in excavations;springing: buttress;sustaining: load-bearing or retaining wall, unlike one serving merely as a partition or screen.
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W. McKay (1957)
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