retaining wall

noun

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

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In the sunken lounge area, Eckley installed a fireplace in the retaining wall. Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Oct. 2025 Dixon lost control of the vehicle and struck a tree and retaining wall, the complaint said. Jennifer Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2025 The area outside the ICE facility has been calmer since the dramatic events of June, but the tan brick and stucco building in an industrial area has more layers of fencing, its lower-level windows have been blocked by plywood and a concrete retaining wall is covered in anti-ICE graffiti. Andy Rose, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025 The project also includes the repair of the retaining wall on the Wisconsin approach. Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 24 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for retaining wall

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