inwall

[in-wawl, in-wawl]

verb (used with object)

1. to enclose with a wall.

noun

1. an inner wall.

2. Metallurgy.,  an inwardly sloping wall above the bosh of a blast furnace.

Word History and Origins

Origin of inwall¹

First recorded in 1605–15; in- ¹ + wall

Example Sentences

Enwall, en-wawl′, Inwall, in-, v.t. to enclose within a wall.

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