"softwall" meaning in All languages combined

See softwall on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Etymology: From soft + wall. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|soft|wall}} soft + wall Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} softwall (not comparable)
  1. Made from lightweight flexible materials. Tags: not-comparable Coordinate_terms: hardwall
    Sense id: en-softwall-en-adj-TZ-v7wDN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "ref": "1966, Pit & Quarry, page 74:",
          "text": "Floating wire hardwall, softwall, and corrugated hardwall constructions are available in a variety of cover materials, such as neoprene, natural rubber, butyl, which the manufacturer reports meet practically every application requirement in the bulk materials handling field.",
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          "text": "Softwall flats are an excellent not restricted by the chroma key locale.[…]Another approach to combining hard or softwall is illustrated in Figure 4.",
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