"front wall" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: front walls [plural]
Etymology: Because it is a wall and is located at the front of the court. Head templates: {{en-noun}} front wall (plural front walls)
  1. (squash, racquetball) The main and largest wall in court, located at the front of the world; the wall which the ball must hit in a rally. Categories (topical): Squash
    Sense id: en-front_wall-en-noun-Tgf7ERxs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4 Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports, squash
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see front, wall.
    Sense id: en-front_wall-en-noun-wIuDZwy7

Inflected forms

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Download raw JSONL data for front wall meaning in English (1.2kB)

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