stonewall

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Synonyms: stone wall, stonegall, stone-wall, stoneware, stoneway, stonewash, stonewalls

Antonyms: stone wall, stonegall, stone-wall, stoneware, stoneway, stonewash, stonewalls

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Noun

1. {{alt case|en|stonewall||alcoholic drink}}.

Proper noun

1. {{lb|en|historical}} A series of [[riot]]s in 1969 [[New York City]], beginning with the patrons of the [[gay bar]] "The Stonewall Inn" resisting [[police]] [[arrest]], which marked the beginning of the [[militant]] [[gay rights]] movement.
2. {{n-g|A nickname of}} [[Confederate]] general [[w:Stonewall Jackson|Thomas Jonathan Jackson]].
3. {{lb|en|chess}} A formation in [[chess]] (a variation of the {{w|Queen's Pawn Game}}) in which [[white]] plays pawns to d4 and several other positions, requiring [[black]] to react energetically (see {{w|Stonewall Attack}}).
4. Any of several places:

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