cavity wall
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noun Masonry.
a wall built with an enclosed inner space to prevent penetration by water.
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Origin of cavity wall
First recorded in 1905–10
Words nearby cavity wall
Cavite, cavitis, cavity, cavity block, cavity resonator, cavity wall, cavogram, cavography, cavolo nero, cavo-relievo, cavort
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British Dictionary definitions for cavity wall
cavity wall
noun
a wall that consists of two separate walls, joined by wall-ties, with an airspace between them
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