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

But that does not stop people using the 1,900-year-old cracks and holes of Hadrian's Wall to hide their dog poo bags.

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

The tree, which had stood in a dip along Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland since the 1800s, was cut down by two men from Cumbria in September 2023.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

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

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