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Wailing Wall

British  

noun

  1. another name for Western Wall

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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God, thirty-foot fountains, a faux Wailing Wall and a 4-D motion theater: Welcome to Legacy International Center, a $190-million Bible-themed resort in Mission Valley.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2019

Don’t I want to see the Wailing Wall and sleep toe-to-toe in a giant tent with a bunch of near-strangers?

From Slate • Dec. 14, 2018

While proper nouns, such as Diogenes or the Wailing Wall, are identified, more pertinent details sometimes pass unremarked.

From Washington Post • Nov. 13, 2018

"St Peter's Cathedral in Rome, then maybe in Mecca in Saudi Arabia, ending up with a gala concert at the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem. So if Ambassador Power fell short I would be disappointed."

From Reuters • Feb. 5, 2014

At the Wailing Wall, Jews in yarmulkes were tucking tiny notes and prayers into cracks between stones.

From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye