shearwall

See also: shear wall

English

Etymology

From shear +‎ wall.

Noun

shearwall (plural shearwalls)

1. (architecture) An element of a wall that resists lateral shear on a building
   • 1988 January 22, Robert B. Johnson, “Great Moments in Structural Engineering”, in Chicago Reader‎^[1]:

     Lake Point Tower, world's tallest apartment building, concrete shearwall.