Wall hanger

wall hanger

[′wȯl ‚haŋ·ər] (building construction) A bracket installed in a masonry wall to support the end of a horizontal member.

Wall hanger

A support of steel or cast iron, partially built into a wall for carrying the end of a structural timber, when the timber itself is not to be built into the wall.

wall hanger

A stirrup or bracket built into a masonry wall to carry the end of a horizontal member.