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
Whitney, two climbers realized they were in a treacherous situation — they were stuck in their climbing harnesses, attached to the steep rock wall by ropes as the temperature plummeted toward freezing.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 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
Now in early May, they’re waking, detaching from their rock wall roosts and making their first tentative flights in search of the moths, beetles and flying aquatic insects they devour.
From Seattle Times • May 11, 2023
His full weight hung from a tree that was rooted to the rock wall.
From "The Wild Robot" by Peter Brown
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