retaining wall

noun

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

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Once again, his crew threw the 20-foot ladder over the retaining wall. Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026 Last year, the board voted to authorize a contract for up to $75,600 with Cromwell Architects Engineers related to the failing retaining wall. arkansasonline.com, 8 Mar. 2026 The man, initially described only as in his 20s, was driving a 2013 Hyundai Sonata that crashed into a retaining wall on the west side of the intersection of Elizabeth at North Beacon streets, police said. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2026 The retaining wall that was recently built on the Antillia property line will border one side of this easement, while a six-foot chain-link fence, which Kolter plans to erect, will border the other side. Larry Seward, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026 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 13 Mar. 2026.

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