DRY WALL Definition & Meaning

dry wall

noun

Building Trades.

Also ��w��.
1. an interior wall or partition finished in a dry material, usually in the form of prefabricated sheets or panels nailed to studs, as distinguished from one that is plastered.
2. a material, as wallboard or plasterboard, used for such a wall.
a masonry or stone wall laid up without mortar.

dry-wall

[ drahy-wawl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

to construct or renovate with dry wall:
to dry-wall the interior of a house.

adjective

of, relating to, or having dry wall.

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Other �y��vlog Forms

��w��er noun

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of dry wall¹

1770–80, for earlier sense

Origin of dry wall²

First recorded in 1590–1600

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“The complex irrigation system of this water supply has led to the creation of dry walls terraces which may have been exploited since antiquity,” according to documentation filed with UNESCO.

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“It also makes sense,” he added, “to alert high risk neighborhoods to begin raising electrical outlets and taking steps to prevent floodwater from disintegrating dry wall.”

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The gas can follow air currents through vents, tiny holes and even dry wall, sometimes ending up far away from the original source of the leak.

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Now, they comb through what remains, turning over every strip of dry wall and each twisted car to make sure there aren’t more victims underneath.

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Walter Guillory, 73, of Iowa was grateful as he watched the group of women rip out dry wall and haul debris away.

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