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DRY-STONE WALL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does dry-stone wall mean?
• DRY-STONE WALL (noun)
The noun DRY-STONE WALL has 1 sense:
1. a stone wall made with stones fitted together without mortar
Familiarity information: DRY-STONE WALL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A stone wall made with stones fitted together without mortar
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
dry-stone wall; dry wall
Hypernyms ("dry-stone wall" is a kind of...):
dry masonry (masonry without mortar)
stone wall (a fence built of rough stones; used to separate fields)
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