concrete wall

collocation in English

meaningsofconcreteandwall

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concrete
adjective
uk
/ˈkɒŋ.kriːt/us
/ˈkɑːn.kriːt/
clear and certain, or real and existing in a form that can be seen ...
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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 ofconcreteandwallfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Theconcretewallworks as a shield of radiation and neutron.
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It was to be built of secondhand railway sleepers cantilevering out of a reinforcedconcretewall.
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Once theconcretewallof a house is ruptured, it is very difficult to repair it.
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Aconcretewall240 feet high will be the dominating feature of the gorge.
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It is quite difficult because underneath the velvet cloak there is aconcretewall.
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Is that bigconcretewallfor the pupose of generating electricity?
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One of the two bolts they dodged was fired with such force that it penetrated the station'sconcretewall.
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I am aware of reports about structural defects in blocks of flats built using a particular type ofconcretewallframe.
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It will drop to the bottom at the speed that the water drops when it hits theconcretewall.
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The barbed wire has been replaced by a very solidconcretewall, and it is quite a different matter to get that removed.
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I can quote one instance from a charming village, where an expensiveconcretewallhas been built around a housing estate.
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With this emptied hall, the weight ofconcretewallcould have been reduced.
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Covered windows in theconcretewallare also present.
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As a result, aconcretewalltopped with barbed wire runs through one neighbourhood.
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Two days later, police and army engineers began to construct a more permanentconcretewall.
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A section of theconcretewallwas removed to fit the digger, and reinforced with steel.
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The group locates the rooftop exit, but a solidconcretewallblocks them from progressing.
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The garden is enclosed on one side with aconcretewall.
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In 1928, aconcretewallwas erected around the ground.
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