WALLING

An architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

Example: "The south wall had a small window"

• divider  12
• partition  11

• attic  7
• bearing wall
• cavity wall
• chimney breast
• • firewall  14
  • gable  8
  • gable end
  • gable wall
  • parapet  11
  • proscenium  16
  • proscenium wall
  • sidewall  12
  • wainscoting  17
  • wainscotting  18
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Anything that suggests a wall in structure or function or effect

Example: "A wall of water"

• object  17
• physical object

• footwall  14
• hanging wall

(anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure

Example: "Stomach walls"

• paries  8

• stratum  9

• abdominal wall

A difficult or awkward situation

Example: "His back was to the wall"

A vertical (or almost vertical) smooth rock face (as of a cave or mountain)

A layer of material that encloses space

Example: "The walls of the cylinder were perforated"

A masonry fence (as around an estate or garden)

Example: "The wall followed the road"

• fence  10
• fencing  13

• party wall
• retaining wall

An embankment built around a space for defensive purposes

Example: "They stormed the ramparts of the city"

• bulwark  16
• rampart  11

• embankment  20

• bailey  11
• battlement  14
• crenelation  13
• crenellation  14
• • earthwork  19
  • fraise  9
  • merlon  8
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