retaining wall

noun

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

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Nearby, a retaining wall behind a home gave way in a rockslide, sending debris into the backyard. ABC News, 31 July 2025 Wood retaining wall ideas​​ Wood is an inexpensive and easily accessible material for retaining walls. Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 18 Apr. 2025 Investigators reviewed camera footage and believe the man fell from a retaining wall and hit his head, according to deputies. Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 24 Mar. 2025 The car veered violently from the right lane to the left and crashed nose-first into the left lane’s outside retaining wall. Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 July 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 19 Aug. 2025.

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