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Wall: Vertical structure, usually solid, that defines and sometimes protects an area
A wall is a structure and a surface that defines an area; carries a load; provides security, shelter, or soundproofing; or, is decorative. There are many kinds of walls, including:
  • Border barriers between countries
  • Brick walls
  • Defensive walls in fortifications
  • Permanent, solid fences
  • Retaining walls, which hold back dirt, stone, water, or noise sound
  • Stone walls
  • Walls in buildings that form a fundamental part of the superstructure or separate interior rooms, sometimes for fire safety
  • Glass walls in which the primary structure is made of glass; does not include openings within walls that have glass coverings as these are windows
  • Walls that protect from oceans (seawalls) or rivers (levees)


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Wall climbing Santa meets sick children [Video]

Wall climbing Santa meets sick children

On Friday 6 December, members of the Herzegovina Mountain Rescue Service (HGSS) from Mostar, dressed as Santa Claus, climbed down the side of the University Clinical Hospital (SKB) wall in Mostar,..

Credit: euronews (in English)     Duration: 01:00Published

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