The difference between Terreplein and Wall

When used as nouns, terreplein means the sloping earthen embankment behind a defensive wall, whereas wall means a rampart of earth, stones etc. built up for defensive purposes.

Wall is also verb with the meaning: to enclose with a wall.

check bellow for the other definitions of Terreplein and Wall

  1. Terreplein as a noun (obsolete, _, military):

    The sloping earthen embankment behind a defensive wall.

  2. Terreplein as a noun (military):

    The level platform atop a wall, typically protected by a parapet and distinguished from the slightly higher banquette used by its defenders.

  3. Terreplein as a noun (military):

    Any level base used by artillery in the field.

  4. Terreplein as a noun (civil engineering):

    Any earthen embankment with a broad level top, such as those used for a canal elevated above a valley floor.

  1. Wall as a noun:

    A rampart of earth, stones etc. built up for defensive purposes.

  2. Wall as a noun:

    A structure built for defense surrounding a city, castle etc.

    Examples:

    "The town wall was surrounded by a moat."

  3. Wall as a noun:

    Each of the substantial structures acting either as the exterior of or divisions within a structure.

    Examples:

    "We're adding another wall in this room during the remodeling.  nowrap The wind blew against the walls of the tent."

  4. Wall as a noun:

    A point of desperation.

  5. Wall as a noun:

    A point of defeat or extinction.

  6. Wall as a noun:

    An impediment to free movement.

    Examples:

    "A wall of police officers met the protesters before they reached the capitol steps."

    "As Goebbels put it, “We want to build a wall, a protective wall.”'' , Timothy Snyder, The New York Times, June 14, 2018, How Did the Nazis Gain Power in Germany?"

  7. Wall as a noun:

    A type of butterfly ().

  8. Wall as a noun (often, in combination):

    A barrier.

    Examples:

    "a seawall;  a firewall'"

  9. Wall as a noun:

    A barrier to vision.

  10. Wall as a noun:

    Something with the apparent solidity and dimensions of a building wall.

    Examples:

    "a wall of sound;  a wall of water"

  11. Wall as a noun (anatomy, zoology, botany):

    A divisive or containing structure in an organ or cavity.

  12. Wall as a noun (auction):

    A fictional bidder used to increase the price at an auction.

    Examples:

    "synonyms chandelier"

  13. Wall as a noun (US, slang, medicine):

    A doctor who tries to admit as few patients as possible.

    Examples:

    "antonyms sieve"

  14. Wall as a noun (soccer):

    A line of defenders set up between an opposing free-kick taker and the goal.

  15. Wall as a noun (Internet):

    A personal notice board listing messages of interest to a particular user.

  1. Wall as a verb:

    To enclose with a wall

    Examples:

    "He walled the study with books."

  2. Wall as a verb (with "[[in]]"):

    To enclose by surrounding with walls.

    Examples:

    "They had walled in the garden"

  3. Wall as a verb (with "[[off]]"):

    To separate with a wall

    Examples:

    "The previous owners had walled off two rooms, making an apartment."

  4. Wall as a verb (with "[[up]]"):

    To seal with a wall

    Examples:

    "They walled up the basement space that had been used as a coal bin."

  1. Wall as a verb:

    To boil.

  2. Wall as a verb:

    To well, as water; spring.

  1. Wall as a noun (chiefly, dialectal):

    A spring of water.

  1. Wall as a noun (nautical):

    A kind of knot often used at the end of a rope; a wall knot or wale.

  1. Wall as a verb (transitive, nautical):

    To make a wall knot on the end of (a rope).

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