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Vertical structure, usually solid, that defines and sometimes protects an area

For other uses, see Wall (disambiguation).

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:

Etymology

The term wall comes from the Latin vallum meaning "an earthen wall or rampart set with palisades, a row or line of stakes, a wall, a rampart, fortification", while the Latin word murus means a defensive stone wall.^[1]English uses the same word to mean an external wall and the internal sides of a room, but this is not universal.

Many languages distinguish between the two. In German, some of this distinction can be seen between Wand and Mauer, in Spanish between pared and muro.

Defensive wall

Main article: Defensive wall

The word wall originally referred to defensive walls and ramparts.

Building wall

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