Wall

Wall

A wall (from Old English weall) is a vertical structure, usually solid, that defines and sometimes protects an area. Most commonly, a wall delineates a building and supports its superstructure, separates space in buildings into sections, or protects or delineates a space in the open air. There are three principal types of structural walls: building walls, exterior boundary walls, and retaining walls.

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Famous quotes containing the word wall:

    “When a wall is collapsing, everybody gives it a push.”
    —Chinese proverb.

    “Most of the time she had the personality of the back wall of a handball court.”
    —Alexander Theroux (b. 1940)