outer wall
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Constantinople had a superb strategic position and massive ancient defenses: a huge moat, an outer wall, and an inner wall studded with towers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
The two voids were located at depths of 1.4 meters and 1.13 meters behind the outer wall.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 23, 2026
Residents resorted to burying the bodies just outside school grounds; more than 20 graves run parallel to the school’s outer wall, each marked with a broken cinder block.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2026
Most of the roof of the building had fallen down apart from a steel beam connecting the outer wall to a neighbouring property.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2023
Only half a gate, in truth, it had a drawbridge that spanned the frozen moat but no corresponding gateway through the outer wall, offering access to the outer ramparts but not the world beyond.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
