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

The interiors play on terracotta tones that nod at once to the neighborhood’s brick walls and clay tennis courts, with white as a further reminder of the sport. — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026

Turns out the corner led directly into a brick wall wearing a Georgia helmet. — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2026

The unit was on the ground floor of a five-story elevator building, with the living room facing south and the bedrooms (one with no closet) facing brick walls. — Joyce Cohen, New York Times, 29 Oct. 2026

In 1991, a handful of young Kansas City artists painted a mural on the long, brick wall of a self-storage company on busy Southwest Boulevard. — Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 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