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:
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On a ship, a wall that separates major compartments is called a bulkhead. A thinner wall between cabins is called a partition. See more

Some walls formally mark the border between one population and another. A border wall is constructed to limit the movement of … See more

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 … See more

The word wall originally referred to defensive walls and ramparts. See more

Boundary walls include privacy walls, boundary-marking walls on property, and town walls. These intergrade into fences. The conventional … See more

In areas of rocky soils around the world, farmers have often pulled large quantities of stone out of their fields to make farming easier and have stacked those stones to make walls that … See more