wall tie

Definitions

Construction

  • A metal strip or wire used to tie masonry wythes together, or tie a masonry veneer to a wood or concrete frame or wall. See also wythe.

Real Estate

  • noun any of various devices used for securing a structural member to a wall or for tying the two skins of a cavity wall together
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