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Knee wall
knee wall[′nē ‚wȯl] (building construction) A partition that forms a side wall or supports roof rafters under a pitched roof. Knee wallA low wall resulting from one-and-one-half-story masonry construction.knee wallA wall which acts as a knee brace by supporting roof rafters at some intermediate position along their length; shortens the span of the rafters. |