retaining wall

noun

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

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The project also includes the repair of the retaining wall on the Wisconsin approach. Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 24 Sep. 2025 The Broncos are the NASCAR driver who hits the retaining wall on the final lap. Troy Renck, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025 The city of San Diego has agreed to pay $875,000 to settle a federal lawsuit filed by a man who was unarmed and sitting on a retaining wall with his hands in the air when police officers shot him with multiple beanbag rounds and twice sicced a police dog on him last October outside an Encanto home. Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025 Scratch Brewing Ava, Illinois Shaded by woods on all sides, Scratch’s patio is ringed by a retaining wall of river stone scooped from the creek behind the patio. Kate Bernot, Outside, 29 Aug. 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 4 Oct. 2025.

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