Exterior wall

/ɛkstˈiəɹɪə wˈɔːl/

/ɛkstˈiəɹɪɚ wˈɔːl/

[noun]

Exterior wall

[NOUN]

a wall that forms the outer boundary of a building, separating the interior space from the external environment

Examples

1. The Colosseum's exterior walls are made of five ton limestone blocks that were held together by metal pins.

2. And they sometimes had shelves against exterior walls, and when that happens the moisture goes through the wall and gets into the records.

3. If we’re talking about the fridge in your kitchen, the inside stays cool because of what’s happening on its rear exterior wall.

4. Armed with sliding exterior walls and an aluminum roll down gate, concrete slabs close around the house, cocooning it into an ultra-secure monolith.