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• Newcastle town wall — Newcastle upon Tyne, England The Newcastle t …   Wikipedia

• Second Town Wall —    The occupation of Brussels by Flemish troops under Louis of Male, count of Flanders, in 1356 served to awaken officials of the city and the duchy of Brabant to the need for a second town wall. Expansion of the town beyond the first town wall… …   Historical Dictionary of Brussels

• First Town Wall —    The first town wall was erected following construction of the fortresslike residence on the Coudenberg hill. The decision to build the oblong circuit of walls was probably made by Duke Lambert II and construction began about 1063, with… …   Historical Dictionary of Brussels

• wall — 1. verb /wɔːl/ a) To boil. He walled the study with books. b) To well, as water; spring. They had walled in the garden 2 …   Wiktionary

• Wall-Walk — ♦ Sentry path immediately behind the battlements of a castle or town wall. (Kenyon, John R. Medieval Fortifications, 212) …   Medieval glossary

• Wall Drug — Store, often referred to simply as Wall Drug , is a tourist attraction located in the town of Wall, South Dakota. It is a sprawling shopping mall consisting of a drug store, gift shop, restaurants and various other stores. Unlike a traditional… …   Wikipedia

• Wall, Pennsylvania — Wall is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 727 at the 2000 census.HistoryWall Borough is located at the site of a farm purchased by James Walls in 1829. The property, on the south bank of Turtle Creek,… …   Wikipedia

• Wall Ball — Wall Ball, also called Ball Wall, Butts Up, Suicide, Patball, Off the Wall, Thumb, Red Butt, Ball to the Wall(Some Difference Edis), One Touch or Wallsies is a type of ball game involving a group which involves the bouncing of a ball against a… …   Wikipedia

• Wall — Wall, n. [AS. weall, from L. vallum a wall, vallus a stake, pale, palisade; akin to Gr. ? a nail. Cf. {Interval}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A work or structure of stone, brick, or other materials, raised to some height, and intended for defense or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Wall barley — Wall Wall, n. [AS. weall, from L. vallum a wall, vallus a stake, pale, palisade; akin to Gr. ? a nail. Cf. {Interval}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A work or structure of stone, brick, or other materials, raised to some height, and intended for defense or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English