climbing wall

noun

: a wall specially designed for climbing and often built to simulate a rocky surface

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On his first day back at Winslow College’s climbing wall after the long winter break, Nolan checks the belay sign-up sheet and sees that someone named Heidi Lane has written her name in the seven-o’clock slot every weeknight for the entire month of January. Nathan Blum, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2025 Hayrides, farm animals, hay and corn mazes, a Tennessee Slip n Slide, pumpkin train, country arcade, new climbing wall and delicious food and treats are just some of what the farm has to offer. Katie Nixon, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Oct. 2025 Bright Kids is sponsoring the kids play zone with inflatable slides, an obstacle course, games and a rock-climbing wall —ensuring fun for the whole family. Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025 Get your workout in on the hotel’s wooden climbing wall or sign up for a kettlebell workout or Pilates class. Siobhan Reid, Vogue, 23 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for climbing wall

Word History

First Known Use

1956, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of climbing wall was in 1956

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“Climbing wall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/climbing%20wall. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.

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