Hadrian's Wall

American  

noun

1. a wall of defense for the Roman province of Britain, constructed by Hadrian between Solway Firth and the mouth of the Tyne.

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Hadrian's Wall British  

noun

1. a fortified Roman wall, of which substantial parts remain, extending across N England from the Solway Firth in the west to the mouth of the River Tyne in the east. It was built in 120–123 _ad on the orders of the emperor Hadrian as a defence against the N British tribes

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Example Sentences

Striding 73 miles across some of the wildest and most dramatic country in England, Hadrian's Wall stretches from Bowness-on-Solway in Cumbria on the west coast to Wallsend in North Tyneside.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Roman armies streamed north from Hadrian’s Wall, scarring the landscape with their huge camps.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Vindolanda sat close to Hadrian's Wall in northern England.

From Science Daily • Dec. 21, 2025

Scientists studying ancient sewer drains at the Roman fort of Vindolanda, located near Hadrian's Wall, have uncovered evidence that the people living there were infected with three different intestinal parasites: roundworm, whipworm, and Giardia duodenalis.

From Science Daily • Dec. 21, 2025

Maddie flew back following the 70-mile 2,000-year-old dragon’s back of Hadrian’s Wall, to Carlisle and then south through the Lakeland fells, along Lake Windermere.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein