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:
• Walls … 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 … 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, … See more

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

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 people across a certain line or See more