blast wall

collocation in English

meaningsofblastandwall

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blast
noun[C]
uk
/blɑːst/us
/blæst/
an ...
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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 ofblastandwallfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In a great number of cases those shelters have stood up very efficiently to blast, particularly where an efficientblastwallwas placed in front of the entrance.
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By 1940, most were semi-protected by an earth bank orblastwallsurrounding them which reached as high as the eaves.
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Work included replacement of the ventilation and filtration system and construction of ablastwalla short distance in front of the main entry.
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In 2002, the school added a three-meter-highblastwall, a boom gate in front of the school, and protective security film over exterior windows.
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The walls are 14ft m long and there is generally a freestandingblastwallcovering the entrance on either the left or right side.
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The zigzag tunnel at the far end of the room was designed to act as ablastwallto contain any blast within the immediate area.
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The windows on the ground floor can be bricked up, and blast walls can be provided.
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The two cars, each carrying 80 kg of ammonium nitrate exploded after striking the blast walls protecting the bank.
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Each hut was brick-built with blast walls, and then a disguising outer covering was put over it.
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The pedestrian blast traps were relatively simple, consisting of three blast walls overlapping by at least three-quarters of the width of the tunnel.
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The seals are installed in the modular instrumentation buildings to protect control systems as well as cable and pipe penetrations for the blast walls and floors in the substations.
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