Knee wall

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knee wall

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(building construction)
A partition that forms a side wall or supports roof rafters under a pitched roof.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

Knee wall

A low wall resulting from one-and-one-half-story masonry construction.
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knee wall

A wall which acts as a knee brace by supporting roof rafters at some intermediate position along their length; shortens the span of the rafters.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. Copyright © 2003 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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