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Cavity walls

Scope note

Walls, usually of masonry, and usually exterior, consisting of two wythes separated by a continuous air space, the wythes held together by metal stays or wires.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

30002559

Broader Terms used

<walls by form>

Equivalent Terms used

cavity wall

Created

13yrs ago

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