Phrase guide

stone wall

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈstəʊnwɔːl/
  • General-American: /ˈstoʊnwɔl/
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  • cot-caught-merger: /ˈstoʊnwɑl/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A wall made from stone.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

Alternative form of stonewall.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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3

noun

Meaning 3

a fence built of rough stones; used to separate fields

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: fence, fencing

Narrower terms: dry wall, dry-stone wall

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 石牆 /石墙 (shíqiáng) — wall made from stone
  • Crimean Tatar: taş divar — wall made from stone
  • Danish: stenmur — wall made from stone
  • Danish: stenvæg — wall made from stone
  • Finnish: kiviseinä — wall made from stone
  • Finnish: kivimuuri — wall made from stone
  • Galician: valado de pedra — wall made from stone
  • German: Steinmauer — wall made from stone
  • German: Steinwand — wall made from stone
  • Hungarian: kőfal — wall made from stone
  • Italian: muro di pietra — wall made from stone
  • Japanese: 石垣 (ishigaki) — wall made from stone
  • Japanese: 石塀 (ishibei) — wall made from stone
  • Northern Kurdish: kelek — wall made from stone
  • Norwegian Bokmål: steinmur — wall made from stone
  • Norwegian Bokmål: steinvegg — wall made from stone
  • Norwegian Bokmål: (drystone) steingjerde — wall made from stone
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: steinmur — wall made from stone
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: steinvegg — wall made from stone
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: (drystone) steingjerde — wall made from stone
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: steingard — wall made from stone
  • Russian: ка́менная стена́ (kámennaja stená) — wall made from stone
  • Swedish: stenmur — wall made from stone
  • Yami: atoy — wall made from stone