blue wall

1. 1.

   the secrecy of police officers who lie or look the other way to protect other police officers

   “the blue wall cracked when some officers refused to take part in the cover-up”

   Synonymsblue wall of silencewall of silence

   Broadercover-up

Questions about blue wall

What does blue wall mean?

blue wall means "the secrecy of police officers who lie or look the other way to protect other police officers".

What is another word for blue wall?

Close synonyms include blue wall of silence, wall of silence. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.