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Shear wall

Meaning

Noun

In Architecture:
Alternative form of shearwall
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Origin

shear wall
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shear
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scieran
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
wall
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wall
Middle English (1100-1500)
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weall
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
walle
Middle English (1100-1500)
wallen
Middle English (1100-1500)
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weallian
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
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