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Vocabulary Entry
jericho
|noun • noun
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N
noun
An ancient city in the West Bank, known from the Bible and considered one of the oldest inhabited cities in the world.
Example Sentences
"Jericho lies near the Jordan River."
"We read about Jericho in history class."
"The walls of Jericho are famous in the Bible."
N
noun
A place or situation that seems impossible to enter, overcome, or break through.
Example Sentences
"The locked office felt like Jericho to me."
"For the team, the new rule was a Jericho."
"He treated the problem like a wall of Jericho."