noun
- stones that extend through the full thickness of a wall to bind or tie together the inner and outer faces
Usage: architecture; masonry
Examples
- The mason carefully placed bondstones every few courses to strengthen the wall.
- Without proper bondstones, the stone wall would lack structural integrity.
- The ancient castle walls featured large bondstones that held the structure together for centuries.
- Bondstones are essential in double-wythe masonry construction.
- The architect specified bondstones at regular intervals throughout the stone facade.