The wheelhouse was protected by a thick wall of sandbags.

Then he led me into a room decorated with thick wall hangings where mutton soup and strong tea were served at a long table.

He hit a thick wall of resistance.

So from my perspective the whole of what followed seemed to pass in a rather leisurely fashion from a comfortable vantage point behind a thick wall.

Use a teaspoon to scoop the flesh out of the tomatoes, leaving a thick wall of flesh sufficient that the tomato happily retains its shape but leaving room to stuff.