wall
[wawl]
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–noun 1. any of various permanent upright constructions having a length much greater than
the thickness and presenting a continuous surface except where pierced by doors,
windows, etc.: used for shelter, protection, or privacy, or to subdivide interior
space, to support floors, roofs, or the like, to retain
earth, to fence in an area, etc.
2. Usually, walls. a rampart raised for defensive purposes.
3. an immaterial or intangible barrier, obstruction, etc., suggesting a wall: a wall of
prejudice.
4. Timothy Thomas, Boston Bruins Goaltender.