Hardwall

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A strong grade of gypsum plaster, used primarily as an undercoat. uncountable

    "Keen's cement finish bonds best to a base of strongly gauged Keen's cement mortar, but the addition of lime putty increases its bonding qualities when applied over a hardwall, lime mortar, or Portland cement base coat."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Made from rigid materials such as wood, metal, or fiberboard. not-comparable

    "Floating wire hardwall, softwall, and corrugated hardwall constructions are available in a variety of cover materials, such as neoprene, natural rubber, butyl, which the manufacturer reports meet practically every application requirement in the bulk materials handling field."

Example

More examples

"Floating wire hardwall, softwall, and corrugated hardwall constructions are available in a variety of cover materials, such as neoprene, natural rubber, butyl, which the manufacturer reports meet practically every application requirement in the bulk materials handling field."

Etymology

From hard + wall.

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