dead wall

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blank wall, blind wall, dead wall

A wall whose whole surface is unbroken by a window, door, or other opening.

dead wall

A wall whose entire surface is unbroken by a door, window, or any other opening; a blank wall.

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No references found			To the right a dead wall, and to the left a row of doors stretching as far as the line of rooms extends. Poor Folk by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context Punch's shows used to lean against the dead wall in Mews Street, while their proprietors were dining elsewhere; and the dogs of the neighbourhood made appointments to meet in the same locality. Little Dorrit by Dickens, Charles View in context Indeed, when I knew her better I began to think it was a Mercy she had any features at all, so very blank and high was the dead wall of her face. Great Expectations by Dickens, Charles View in context			dead oil dead parking dead rail Dead Reckoning dead rise dead rising Dead River dead room dead sand Dead Sea Dead Sea Scrolls dead set dead sheave dead shore dead short dead soft steel dead space dead spot Dead Standing Tree dead stick Dead Timber State Recreation Area dead time dead track dead tree dead tree edition dead wall dead water dead weight dead well dead window dead wood dead work dead wraps dead zone dead zone unit Dead, Book of the dead-air space dead-bright dead-burn dead-burnt gypsum dead-center position dead-end anchorage dead-end effect dead-end switch dead-end tower dead-front dead-nettle dead-piled dead-reckoning analyzer dead-reckoning equipment dead-reckoning plot			Dead tissue Dead tissue Dead tissue Dead tissue Dead to Me dead to rights dead to rights dead to rights dead to rights dead to rights dead to rights dead to rights Dead to the World Dead to the World Dead to You dead track Dead tree Dead Tree Books Dead tree edition Dead tree edition Dead tree format Dead tree format Dead Tree Media Dead Upon Arrival Dead Upon Keyboard Dead Upstairs Neighbor Syndrome dead vaccine dead vaccine dead vaccine Dead Voices on Air dead wall Dead water Dead water dead weight dead weight dead weight dead weight dead weight Dead Weight All Told Dead Weight Cargo Capacity Dead weight loss Dead weight tonnage Dead weight tonnage Dead weight tonnage Dead Weight Tons dead well Dead White European Male dead white European males dead white European males Dead White Guy dead white male Dead white males Dead white males Dead wind dead window Dead With Paramedic Assistance dead wood dead wood dead wood dead wood dead wool

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