Etymology
Origin of walled
before 1000; Middle English; Old English geweallod; wall, -ed 2, -ed 3
Example Sentences
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The work will see a staircase tower rebuilt, a large fireplace in the kitchen strengthened, and repairs carried out in the walled garden.
From BBC
This so-called “walled garden” model—similar to how a user streams songs only within the platforms of Apple Music or Spotify—has become the more palatable alternative to many.
Beyond security concerns, authoritarian leaders often house senior officials on military bases or within walled compounds as a way of minimizing the possibility of a coup.
From Salon
This is sometimes called Apple’s “walled garden.” iPhones, Macs, and Watches work like one because Apple controls the entire technology stack: the chips, the devices, the operating systems, the applications, and the cloud services.
From Barron's
Swaying with exhaustion, Torak finished enlarging the snow cave, and walled up the entrance again, leaving a gap at the top to let out the smoke from the fire he’d promised himself.
From Literature
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