brick wall

noun

1

: a wall made of brick

2

: an immovable block or obstruction

the plan ran into a brick wall

Examples of brick wall in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Between the brick wall, gusty winds and unpredictable weather, Wrigley Field is a particularly difficult place to play center field. — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026

The building's pine ceilings were in disrepair and its brick walls were damaged, poorly painted, or defaced with graffiti. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Sep. 2026

To this end, Monumental has developed autonomous robots that transport materials and build brick walls on commercial sites. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026

Much like Arm, Corning is tied to AI and had a massive run higher that ran into a brick wall. — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for brick wall

• aldol
• armhole
• atoll
• awol
• backhaul
• banal
• baseball
• befall
• cabal
• catchall
• cecal
• centrale