rock wall
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of rock wall
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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For decades, the Baxter Road owners proposed various defenses to delay the inevitable, from a rock wall to dumping dredged sand, a plan rejected by fishermen.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
Two shirtless men perched on a rock wall scramble in the opposite direction.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 1, 2024
And as they walked up the side of a mountain, Mr Cooper spotted a femur bone sticking out of the rock wall.
From BBC • May 30, 2024
We made a noticeable improvement on the rock wall before calling it quits at around 3:30 p.m.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 11, 2024
I bit my lip as I looked at the makeshift rock wall the Union soldiers had erected at the top of the hill.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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