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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Rickson stages both plays with elegant restraint, arranging just a few bits of furniture in front of a bare brick wall. Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 22 May 2025 Featuring an outdoor pool and two hot tubs (a rarity in the U.K.), Cliveden’s spa is a dreamy place nestled behind rustic brick walls to lounge on a balmy Saturday or Sunday. Claudia Fisher, Travel + Leisure, 22 May 2025 Boundaries include native hedging and a brick wall that links to the architecture of the Royal Hospital Chelsea. Simon Perry, People.com, 19 May 2025 Her boyfriend tried to pull her behind a brick wall as the bullets started flying but a stray slug hit her in the head, police said. Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 15 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for brick wall

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of brick wall was in the 15th century

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“Brick wall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brick%20wall. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

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