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• bearing wall — any of the walls supporting a floor or the roof of a building. [1870 75] * * * or load bearing wall Wall that carries the load of floors and roof above in addition to its own weight. The traditional masonry bearing wall is thickened in proportion …   Universalium

• bearing wall — noun any wall supporting a floor or the roof of a building • Hypernyms: ↑wall, ↑support * * * any of the walls supporting a floor or the roof of a building. [1870 75] …   Useful english dictionary

• Load-bearing wall — A load bearing wall (or bearing wall) is a wall that bears a load resting upon it by conducting its weight to a foundation structure. The materials most often used to construct load bearing walls in large buildings are concrete, block, or brick.… …   Wikipedia

• wall — less, adj. wall like, adj. /wawl/, n. 1. any of various permanent upright constructions having a length much greater than the thickness and presenting a continuous surface except where pierced by doors, windows, etc.: used for shelter, protection …   Universalium

• building construction — Techniques and industry involved in the assembly and erection of structures. Early humans built primarily for shelter, using simple methods. Building materials came from the land, and fabrication was dictated by the limits of the materials and… …   Universalium

• Wall — A wall is a usually solid structure that defines and sometimes protects an area. Most commonly, a wall delineates a building and supports its superstructure, separates space in buildings into rooms, or protects or delineates a space in the open… …   Wikipedia

• Wall stud — A wall stud is a vertical member in the light frame construction techniques called Balloon framing and platform framing of a building s wall (variously also called stick and platform , stick and frame , or stick and box construction colloquially… …   Wikipedia

• wall — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ high, low ▪ long, short ▪ thick, thin ▪ massive ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• wall box — noun : a frame set in a wall to receive a pillow block or bearing for a shaft passing through the wall * * * Building Trades. an enclosed iron or steel socket built into a masonry wall to support the end of a wooden beam. [1870 75] …   Useful english dictionary

• Wall — Wall, n. [AS. weall, from L. vallum a wall, vallus a stake, pale, palisade; akin to Gr. ? a nail. Cf. {Interval}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A work or structure of stone, brick, or other materials, raised to some height, and intended for defense or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Wall barley — Wall Wall, n. [AS. weall, from L. vallum a wall, vallus a stake, pale, palisade; akin to Gr. ? a nail. Cf. {Interval}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A work or structure of stone, brick, or other materials, raised to some height, and intended for defense or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English