"shear wall" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: shear walls [plural]
Etymology: shear + wall Etymology templates: {{compound|en|shear|wall}} shear + wall Head templates: {{en-noun}} shear wall (plural shear walls)
  1. (architecture) Alternative form of shearwall Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: shearwall Categories (topical): Architecture
    Sense id: en-shear_wall-en-noun-vGu3JvDS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: architecture

Inflected forms

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