basement wall
Below-grade vertical structure
A basement wall is one of the walls enclosing a basement—the below-ground portion of a building's structure.
These walls bear the weight of the structure above while resisting lateral pressure from surrounding soil.
Water was seeping through cracks in the basement wall.
The term usually implies concrete, stone, or masonry construction rather than standard framing.
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- concreteSolid building mixture
- cinder blockHollow rectangular building block
- crackNarrow break or attempt
- moistureSmall amounts of liquid
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