walled

noun

an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes

a masonry fence (as around an estate or garden)

a layer of material that encloses space

a vertical (or almost vertical) smooth rock face (as of a cave or mountain)

a difficult or awkward situation

(anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure

anything that suggests a wall in structure or function or effect

an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness

verb

surround with a wall in order to fortify

Roots

vallumwall- · Latin · rampart, wall

Synonyms for walled

enclosedadj cloisteredadj encasedadj immuredv besiegedadj cordonedn

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