party wall

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

Origin of party wall

1
First recorded in 1660–70

Other words from party wall

  • party-walled, adjective

Words Nearby party wall

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How to use party wall in a sentence

  • These two are somewhat thicker than the others, and carry the party-wall of the Sala del Scrutinio.

  • Stationing the master's mate as a mark, he laid off five paces at right angles with the first line from the party-wall.

  • My dungeon was in a casemate, the fore part of which, six feet wide and ten feet long, was divided by a party wall.

  • The stagnation of life on the Garland side of the party-wall began to have a very gloomy effect by the contrast.

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  • Then, supposing Monsieur Molineux does allow me to cut a door in the wall, is it a party-wall?

British Dictionary definitions for party wall

party wall

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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