wall-to-wall

American  

[wawl-tuh-wawl, wawl-tuh-wawl] / ˈwɔl təˈwɔl, ˈwɔl təˌwɔl /

adjective

1. covering the entire floor from one wall to another.

   wall-to-wall carpeting.

2. Informal. occupying a space or period of time completely.

   The dance floor was crowded with wall-to-wall dancers. With no commercial interruptions, the telecast of the game was wall-to-wall action.

3. Informal. being available everywhere; full of or saturated with something specified.

   Las Vegas offers wall-to-wall gambling. Her life has been wall-to-wall misery.

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adverb

1. from one side to the other; to overflowing.

   The store was jammed wall-to-wall with late shoppers.

noun

1. a wall-to-wall carpet.

wall-to-wall British  

adjective

1. (of carpeting) completely covering a floor

2. informal as far as the eye can see; widespread

   wall-to-wall sales in the high street shops

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Etymology

Origin of wall-to-wall

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

An eyewitness described "wall-to-wall" blue lights and said conditions were "bitter and freezing".

From BBC

"It's just blue lights, wall-to-wall from one side to the other," he said.

From BBC

For months, government officials have quietly questioned who is financing the wall-to-wall marketing blitz.

From Los Angeles Times

It strikes me that standing among Thomas’ wall-to-wall collection of eye-popping bric-à-brac — all of it painstakingly organized by color — is not unlike living in Hebron, a place haunted by fragments of its past.

From Salon

And thanks to wall-to-wall coverage on CNN, everyone around the world knew about it.

From Slate

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