Dictionary.com
definitions
  • synonyms

cavity wall

noun Masonry.
  1. a wall built with an enclosed inner space to prevent penetration by water.
Show More

Origin of cavity wall

First recorded in 1905–10
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018

Examples from the Web for cavity wall

Historical Examples of cavity wall

  • Many English provincial authorities in determining the thickness of a cavity-wall, take the outer portion into consideration.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3

    Various

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
Show More
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012