stone wall
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2.7
- noun
- /stoʊn wɔl/
:
muro de piedra
- We walked alongside the stone wall that separated the two fields.
- a massive stone wall
- surrounded by stone walls
Huge, huge stone walls and underground barracks or dungeons.
- Huge, huge stone walls and underground barracks or dungeons.
Examples
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The farm is surrounded by an old stone wall that has stood for centuries.
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My footsteps echoed against the stone walls as I admired the beautiful architecture and stained glass windows.
Academic text (1998) -
One of the pictures was her standing by a stone wall in Ireland.
Fiction book (1993) -
See those old stone walls and that castle?
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According to my map, we should be standing right in front of this very large, tall stone wall.
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A couple of them are trying to scale the stone walls of the park.
Fiction book (1992) -
To the left were four fallen stone walls covered with moss.
Academic text (2006) -
The outline of a building is still clearly visible, with collapsed stone walls marking at least three rooms.
Academic text (2006) -
Alwir found a group of men and boys collected behind the stone wall of the inn.
Fiction book (1991) -
A rugged landscape, remote and steep, with lines of stone walls and thousands of sheep.
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
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1.0
A vertical structure that divides or surrounds an area, like part of a building
1
4.9
A wall made of stones fitted together without mortar
A low stone wall made by fitting stones together without cement
How High
- Specialized
5
4.4
20
2.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a wall made of stone' is directly and transparently derived from the constituents 'stone' (rock material) + 'wall' (a dividing or supporting structure); the noun+noun compound clearly indicates the material of the wall. This compositional pattern is common in English and in many other languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Stone wall comes from the simple picture of people stacking rocks to make a wall of stone between fields. This rough barrier was used to mark borders and keep animals out, so today 'stone wall' means 'a fence or boundary made of stacked stones'.