vertical wall
Standing flat surface
A vertical wall is a wall that rises straight up, perpendicular to the ground.
The phrase is often redundant since most walls are vertical by nature, but it serves to distinguish from sloped or angled surfaces in contexts like rock climbing, architecture, or construction: The route featured a challenging vertical wall with few handholds.
- uprightVertical or morally sound
- straight upUndiluted and unchilled
- sheerAbsolute; also diaphanous
- cliffVertical rock wall
- rock faceSteep exposed stone surface
facade · plumb · barrier · sound barrier · load bearing · surface · climbing · straight · perpendicular · brick · concrete · partition · flat · towering · steep · stone · face · plaster
vertical wallhorizontal plane
Flat surface, no slope
level ground · flat surface · slope · inclined plane · ramp
vertical wallhorizontal plane
Flat surface, no slope
floor · flat surface · ceiling · roof · platform
vertical wallflat ground
Terrain without slopes
slope · gentle incline · ramp · hillside · embankment
vertical, vertically, verticality, wall, walls, walled, walling, wallboard