muro

Definitions of muro
  1. noun
    an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
    synonyms: baluardo, cerchia, cinta, cinta muraria, girone
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    types:
    merlatura, merlo
    a rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns
    type of:
    argine
    a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection
  2. noun
    an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
    synonyms: muretto
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    types:
    appoggio
    any wall supporting a floor or the roof of a building
    boccascena
    the wall that separates the stage from the auditorium in a modern theater
    frontone
    a triangular gable between a horizontal entablature and a sloping roof
    type of:
    divisione, partizione
    a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another)
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