protective wall

collocation in English

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protective
adjective
uk
/prəˈtek.tɪv/us
/prəˈtek.tɪv/
giving ...
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wall
noun
uk
/wɔːl/us
/wɑːl/
a vertical structure, often made of stone or brick, that divides or ...
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(Definition ofprotectiveandwallfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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We thus had to treat open nodes behind aprotectivewallof closed nodes as eventually infected although the infection would be unable to reach those open nodes.
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Accordingly, such a resistant tube with regular shape is most likely to be secreted by the worm to serve as aprotectivewallfor the worm's soft parts.
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That would seem to drive a hole in theprotectivewall, so to speak, and in the regulatory procedures.
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There was only oneprotectivewall.
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A keep and aprotectivewallwould usually be built on top of the motte.
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A small, semi-circularprotectivewallknown as an "ongseong", is located on the south side (outside) of the gate.
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Nanza comprises numerous earth lodge sites encircled by aprotectivewallperhaps six feet high.
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Aprotectivewallof massive proportions surrounded the cathedral precinct, but only a small section has survived.
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This process still continues, despite coastal protection measures taken in 1995, including groynes, two breakwaters, a tripleprotectivewalland the dumping of artificial sand.
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A chemise, or lowprotectivewall, was subsequently added to the keep.
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Shell keeps were sometimes further protected by an additional lowprotectivewall, called a chemise, around their base.
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The town was guarded by a castle, but had noprotectivewall.
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The keep had large windows and the property was surrounded by aprotectivewallwith seven towers.
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However, most of the cliff face has been hidden behind aprotectivewalland only a few outcrops are left.
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Theprotectivewallaround the cemetery has its own distinctive history.
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The new gallery includes a reconstructed section of the stupa and theprotectivewallthat was around the stupa.
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During the renovation of church complex in 1863, theprotectivewallaround the sides of the hill was constructed.
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Theprotectivewallhad a thickness of 5.3 meters and had spur-like bastions.
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Only the well survives, now dry and surrounded by aprotectivewall, topped with a domed iron grill.
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A small, semi-circularprotectivewallknown as an ongseong, is located outside the gate.
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