blank 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.

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Yes, I remember he boasted about the blank wall in an extraordinary way," continued Evgenie, "and I feel that without that blank wall he will never be able to die eloquently; and he does so long to die eloquently

Oh, you must forgive him the blank wall," said the prince, quietly.

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Halting only for the brief instant that was required to wrench my sword from the carcass of my late antagonist, I sprang across the chamber to the blank wall beyond, through which the thern had attempted to pass.

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At the intersection of two of these streets stood the house of the Carmelites--a dull, plain edifice, with a high-shouldered blank wall all round it.

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On both sides were blank walls and before him the river turned a sharp corner and disappeared.

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Yet he was sure that eyes watched them from somewhere behind that blank wall.

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In truth there was nothing but the sheer blank wall of the tower.

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Ah--there's a nice bit of blank wall up by that barn standing to waste.

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Its only drawback was that it looked out upon a blank wall.

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For coming out of V Prospect towards the square, he saw on the left a passage leading between two blank walls to a courtyard.

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Archer's gaze, wandering away to the blank walls of the office, rested on a hanging calendar surmounted by the rugged features of the President of the United States.

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In January 2018, one of the largest and most famous galleries in Greece, Blank Wall Gallery launched an international photo contest on the theme "Cityscape".