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rock wall

American  

noun

  1. rock fence.


Etymology

Origin of rock wall

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

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While sledgehammering drywall, they uncovered the diner’s original rock wall.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

"It was a success!" said Domenico Giardini, one of the lead researchers on the project, as he inspected a crack in the rock wall lining a narrow tunnel far below the Swiss Alps.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

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

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

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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