rock wall
Americannoun
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rock walls
plural
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of rock wall
First recorded in 1900–05
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"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
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
Then from above us a small voice cried, “Look out below!” and I craned my neck to see Olive’s face pull back and disappear over the top of the rock wall.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
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