cavity wall


nounMasonry.
  1. a wall built with an enclosed inner space to prevent penetration by water.

Origin of cavity wall

1
First recorded in 1905–10

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British Dictionary definitions for cavity wall

cavity wall

noun
  1. a wall that consists of two separate walls, joined by wall-ties, with an airspace between them

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