walled

American  

[wawld] / wɔld /

adjective

1. having walls (sometimes used in combination).

   a high-walled prison.

2. enclosed or fortified with a wall.

   a walled village.

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Etymology

Origin of walled

before 1000; Middle English; Old English geweallod; wall, -ed ², -ed ³

Example Sentences

In theory that threatens Apple’s impregnable walled garden.

From The Wall Street Journal

When Kharouf arrived at the appointed location, agents stuffed him into the back of a truck and drove him to a walled security complex in the city center.

From The Wall Street Journal

Aloof at the best of times, Tom walled himself off from his wife and their problems.

From The Wall Street Journal

And Google’s longtime walled garden approach to measurement makes it difficult for advertisers to track campaigns consistently across video and audio-only channels, he added.

From The Wall Street Journal

The conglomerates lure subscribers with low introductory prices, only to jack them up once a customer is inside their walled gardens.

From MarketWatch

Related Words

• barricaded
• covered
• guarded
• protected
• reinforced
• secured
• strengthened