brick wall
noun
1
: a wall made of brick
2
: an immovable block or obstruction
the plan ran into a brick wall
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Boltaev’s photographs were printed onto ceramic tiles and placed on brick walls so that pictures were not only seen but touched.
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Dada Jovanovic, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2025
Mere feet away, separated by brick walls that have seen more than their fair share of agony and ecstasy over the years, the 2025 Red Sox were gearing up to do the same.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
The resulting blast merely damaged an exterior brick wall.
—Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2025
Nearby stands a white brick wall with black letters.
—Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 20 Sep. 2025
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Dada Jovanovic, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2025
Mere feet away, separated by brick walls that have seen more than their fair share of agony and ecstasy over the years, the 2025 Red Sox were gearing up to do the same.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
The resulting blast merely damaged an exterior brick wall.
—Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2025
Nearby stands a white brick wall with black letters.
—Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 20 Sep. 2025
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“Brick wall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brick%20wall. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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