town walls

noun

A large historic line of walls encircling a town that normally dates back at least to the Middle Ages.

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Meanings

nountown walls pl (normally plural, singular town wall)

singular town wall

  1. UKpluralplural normallyplural onlyA large historic line of walls encircling a town that normally dates back at least to the Middle Ages.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 鎮牆 /镇墙
  • 鎮牆 /镇墙 (zhènqiáng)wall surrounding a town
Finnish kaupunginmuuri
  • kaupunginmuuriwall surrounding a town
German Stadtmauer, Stadtmauern
  • Stadtmauerwall surrounding a town
  • Stadtmauernwall surrounding a town
Norwegian bymur
  • bymurwall surrounding a town
Swedish stadsmur
  • stadsmurwall surrounding a town
Cite this entry
APA

town walls. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/town%20walls

MLA

“town walls.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/town%20walls. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “town walls,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/town%20walls.

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