Etymology
Origin of walled
before 1000; Middle English; Old English geweallod; wall, -ed 2, -ed 3
Example Sentences
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He restored a great many other historic sites, including the entire walled town of Carcassonne in the south of France.
The number of competitors in the defense shipbuilding market remains low, he said, likening it to a “walled garden.”
Someone is fishing a kite from electricity cables, the distant sound of a drum beat, a flash of neon when you look up in the walled city's narrow streets to a stretch of sky.
From BBC
He glanced behind him and led them down a dark side street, cobbled and high walled.
From Literature
The photo showed children on padded floor mats with silver Mylar thermal blankets, walled in by chain-link fencing.
From Los Angeles Times
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