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Floodwall vs Retainingwall - What's the difference?

floodwall | retainingwall |

Retainingwall is likely misspelled.


Retainingwall has no English definition.

As a noun floodwall

is a man-made vertical barrier designed to temporarily contain the waters of a river or other waterway during a flood.

floodwall

English

Alternative forms

*flood wall

Noun

(en noun)
  • A man-made vertical barrier designed to temporarily contain the waters of a river or other waterway during a flood
  • *{{quote-news, year=2007, date=May 29, author=John Schwartz, title=Can Science Outwit Storms Like Katrina?, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=The New Orleans levees and floodwalls were built to withstand a hypothetical storm

    See also

    *(wikipedia "floodwall")

    retainingwall

    Not English

    Retainingwall has no English definition. It may be misspelled.