retaining wall

noun

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

Examples of retaining wall in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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

Witnesses described a man behind the wheel of a tan or gold Nissan Frontier doing donuts in parking lots, nearly hitting other vehicles and possibly striking curbs and a retaining wall, according to police. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Judith Cisewski, 74, died from severe injuries sustained after a faulty retaining wall collapsed onto her. — Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 20 Aug. 2026

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