The Great Wall of China Word Search
Free The Great Wall of China word search. We picked 12 themed words — the terms and ideas of a school subject — and laid them out on a 15×15 grid. Drag across the letters to find every word on the list.
Words to find: MING, DYNASTY, QIANG, WATCHTOWER, MONGOL, QINSHI, BRICK, GARRISON, BASTION, SILKROAD, TANG, MILITARY.
Every word on the list appears exactly once. Words can run forwards or backwards, so scan both directions before you move on.
The Great Wall of China word list, defined
- MING /mɪŋ/ · noun, verb
- Ming refers to the Ming dynasty, a Chinese imperial dynasty that ruled from 1368 to 1644. As a verb, ming means to mix or blend. Related: mixing, blending, merging, combining.
- DYNASTY /ˈdɪnəsti/ · noun
- A line of hereditary rulers of a country or empire, typically successive members of the same family; more broadly, any powerful family or group that maintains its position and influence over successive generations. Related: lineage, house, succession, bloodline.
- WATCHTOWER /ˈwɒtʃtaʊər/ · noun
- A tower or other structure used for observation or defense, especially one built to watch for or defend against enemies. A person or thing that watches or supervises something. Related: outpost, fortress, lookout, battlement.
- MONGOL /mɒŋɡɒl/ · noun
- A member of a Mongol people, especially one of the Mongol tribes of Mongolia and southern Siberia. A person of Mongol descent or origin. Related: Mongolian, Tatar, Turk, Asian.
- BRICK /brɪk/ · noun
- A small rectangular block of baked clay (or, less commonly, of other material such as concrete or sand-lime) used in building; also used figuratively to mean a reliable, helpful person. Related: block, masonry unit, adobe, clinker.
- GARRISON /ˈɡærɪsən/ · noun
- A body of troops stationed in a particular place, especially a fortified place, to defend it. A group of people, especially soldiers, who are stationed in a particular place. Related: militia, troops, soldiers, garrisoned.
- BASTION /ˈbæstɪən/ — stress on the first syllable; the second syllable is typically /tʃən/ in careful speech (/ˈbæstʃən/) and often reduced to /stjən/ or /stiən/ in casual speech. · noun
- A projecting part of a fortification built at an angle to allow defensive fire along the faces of adjacent walls. Figuratively, an institution, place, or person regarded as a strong defender or upholder of particular principles or ways of life. Related: stronghold, fortress, citadel, bulwark.
- TANG /tæŋ/ · noun, verb
- A tang is a sharp or pungent quality, especially in a flavor or smell. It can also refer to a point of contact or connection between two things. Related: keenness, pungency, sharpness, acidity.
- MILITARY /ˈmɪlɪtəri/ · noun
- Relating to or connected with the armed forces or the profession of arms; concerned with national defense. Related: armed, defensive, martial, soldierly.
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