shear wall

A form of shearwall — An element of a wall that resists lateral shear on a building

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Meanings

nounshear wall (plural shear walls)

plural shear walls

  1. alternativearchitectureAlternative form of shearwall.

Origin

From shear + wall.

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APA

shear wall. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shear%20wall

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“shear wall.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shear%20wall. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shear wall,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shear%20wall.

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