shearwall

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

shear +‎ wall

Noun[edit]

shearwall (plural shearwalls)

  1. (architecture) An element of a wall that resists lateral shear on a building
    • 1988 January 22, Robert B. Johnson, “Great Moments in Structural Engineering”, in Chicago Reader‎[1]:
      Lake Point Tower, world's tallest apartment building, concrete shearwall.
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