wall system

noun

: a set of shelves often with cabinets or bureaus that can be variously arranged along a wall

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The curved, ribbed walls of their home were made using a 5-ton, three-dimensional printer that printed generated the entire wall system of their home in 12 days. Sarah Sekula, USA Today, 16 May 2025 As a part of Congress' reconciliation package, Homeland Republicans recently advanced recommendations for border security funding to protect Americans, including over $46 billion to complete the border wall system. Joel Thayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025 The city's flood wall system is designed to withstand 51 feet of water. CBS News, 7 Apr. 2025 The costs for steel, aluminum and exterior wall systems could rise 15% to 25%. Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wall system

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First Known Use

1968, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of wall system was in 1968

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“Wall system.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wall%20system. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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