party wall

American  

noun

1. a wall used, or usable, as a part of contiguous structures.

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party wall British  

noun

1. property law a wall separating two properties or pieces of land and over which each of the adjoining owners has certain rights

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Other Word Forms

• party-walled
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of party wall

First recorded in 1660–70

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Example Sentences

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party wall

As a result, the property wall was effectively a party wall, he said, and "needed to come down anyway".

From BBC ● May 23, 2023

Another potential pathway for unintended air flow between adjoining apartments is the common or "party" wall, a shared wall separating two individual units that is typically not airtight from top to bottom.

From Salon ● Feb. 14, 2021

He said they were both in the bedroom at the time and his wife was still in bed, next to the party wall between the properties.

From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2020

He considers them “structurally interdependent because they share a party wall and aesthetically interdependent because of the rhythmic pattern of the different styles of the facades as you go down the hill.”

From New York Times ● Jun. 18, 2017

E. F. are windows giving upon Broadway, and G. the party wall, necessarily unbroken by window, door or any other opening.

From Initials Only by Anna Katharine Green

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