brick wall

noun

1
: a wall made of brick
2
: an immovable block or obstruction
the plan ran into a brick wall

Examples of brick wall in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Many of the items adorning the exposed brick walls are personal items from the couple’s own collection. Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 23 May 2024 The mogul also posted a photo of one room inside her home transformed into the ‘Psalm Patrol’ with a white and bright green color scheme, fake slime on the floor and doorway and backpacks — just like the ones worn by the Ghostbusters team in the franchise — hanging up on a fake brick wall. Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 12 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for brick wall 

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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of brick wall was in the 15th century

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“Brick wall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brick%20wall. Accessed 29 May. 2024.

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