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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

Finally, he reached the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem, and three days later he died while praying at the Wall for the Messiah to come and redeem his people.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok