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adj
facing, located at, or taking place at or near a wall (e.g. a cell wall or the wall of a stream of fluid)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adv
toward a wall
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *welH-der. Proto-Italic *walso Latin vallumbor. Proto-West Germanic *wall Old English weall Middle English wal English wall Proto-Indo-European *wert-der. Proto-Germanic *wardaz Old English -weard English -ward English wallward From wall + -ward.
