forewall

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noun

The foremost outer wall of a fortification; rampart, bulwark.

OriginOld English foreweall →
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Meanings

nounforewall (plural forewalls)

plural forewalls

  1. The foremost outer wall of a fortification; rampart, bulwark.

Origin

  1. Old Englishforeweall
  2. Englishforewall

From Old English foreweall, fore- + wall.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

fallowerrefallow
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APA

forewall. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forewall

MLA

“forewall.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forewall. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forewall,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forewall.

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