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wall system

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noun

  1. a modular system of shelves, some of which may be enclosed by doors, either mounted on a wall or arranged in freestanding units, for holding books, bric-a-brac, etc., and sometimes including such features as a drop-leaf desk or specially designed storage space, as to accommodate records or electronic equipment.


Etymology

Origin of wall system

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

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But less than half of that was fully endowed with the technology, lighting and roads that make up the full wall system.

From Washington Times Feb. 7, 2023

But some migrants have been scaling the newly reinforced, 30-foot bollard boundary right in the vicinity of a plaque where Mr. Trump commemorated the 200th mile of his border wall system.

From New York Times May 16, 2021

"Those stopped immediately with the border wall system, " he says.

From BBC Oct. 31, 2020

The commission’s report includes more than $58 million in projects for McDonald’s county and surrounding areas, including repairing roads and bridges, restoring a damaged coastal sea wall system and improving existing levees and drainage networks.

From Seattle Times Nov. 9, 2017

Under the requested 2018 budget, Customs and Border Protection has prioritized 28 miles of new levee wall system in the Rio Grande Valley, Diaz said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2017

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