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retaining wall

noun

: a wall that is built to keep the land behind it from sliding

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The work would demolish an approximately 2,240-square-foot one-story house and build a two-story, 4,009-square-foot house over a basement, with a retaining wall about 15 feet high at 1067 Muirlands Vista Way. Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Nov. 2025 The ball appeared to deflect off a television sound man along the low retaining wall in foul territory before caroming into shallow right field. Beth Harris, Denver Post, 28 Oct. 2025 These can be low-lying areas in your yard, such as slopes or valleys, that are colder than higher or sheltered areas, such as at the top of a hill or near a brick retaining wall. Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2025 Colerain Township Trustee Dan Unger said TIF districts have allowed Colerain to make improvements like a new road and retaining wall for Stone Creek Towne Center, a shopping plaza in the township. Erin Glynn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for retaining wall

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“Retaining wall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retaining%20wall. Accessed 6 Dec. 2025.

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