: a wall that is built to keep the land behind it from sliding
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Herbst drove into the outside retaining wall and veered to his left.—
Ryan Gaydos Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2026 On the south side, an existing stone retaining wall would be removed and replaced with glass to create a new museum entrance.—
Neil Nakahodo,
Kansas City Star,
18 Oct. 2026 The officer then pursued the Infiniti, which crashed into a retaining wall about a mile away.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
15 Oct. 2026 Judith Cisewski, 74, died from severe injuries sustained after a faulty retaining wall collapsed onto her.—
Tamia Fowlkes,
jsonline.com,
20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for retaining wall