wall system

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of wall system¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

You can design wall systems that actually don’t need wires in them, that can be moved more easily.

From Freakonomics

Structure E was a brick foundation, 17 feet by 32 feet, situated at the northwest corner of the enclosure-wall system.

From Project Gutenberg

Further evaluation of the wall system in relation to the entire site will be made later.

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It was oriented on a north-northwest—south-southeast axis, quite without reference to the wall system.

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Just north of the northeast corner of the wall system a small trash pit was uncovered.

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The method of cutting coal on the long-wall system is seen in fig. 10, representing the working at the Shipley colliery.

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