shearwall

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noun

An element of a wall that resists lateral shear on a building

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Meanings

nounshearwall (plural shearwalls)

plural shearwalls

  1. architectureAn element of a wall that resists lateral shear on a building

    Lake Point Tower, world's tallest apartment building, concrete shearwall.

    1988 January 22, Robert B. Johnson, “Great Moments in Structural Engineering”, in Chicago Reader

Origin

From shear + wall.

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APA

shearwall. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shearwall

MLA

“shearwall.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shearwall. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shearwall,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shearwall.

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