masonry veneer

noun

A building construction technique in which an external, non-structural, masonry wall conceals a structural wall of another material (such as timber or steel).

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Meanings

nounmasonry veneer (countable and uncountable, plural masonry veneers)

plural masonry veneers

  1. countableuncountablearchitectureA building construction technique in which an external, non-structural, masonry wall conceals a structural wall of another material (such as timber or steel).
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