"pushwall" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pushwalls [plural]
Etymology: push + wall Etymology templates: {{compound|en|push|wall}} push + wall Head templates: {{en-noun}} pushwall (plural pushwalls)
  1. (video games) A wall that moves or triggers some other action when the player character pushes against it. Categories (topical): Video games
    Sense id: en-pushwall-en-noun-GG0IyqWV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: video-games

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1994, Bob Fishell, “Re: Any Blake Stone cheat codes?”, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action (Usenet)",
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