retaining wall

noun

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

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While the city owns the land, which is a financial relief considering current land prices in our area, builders must bring in utilities, cut through rock, build a retaining wall, create a parking lot, and generally prep the land, which is mainly stone. Kara King, Austin American-Statesman, 17 May 2024 The repair work will be ongoing through Nov. 22, as Valley Water crews replace a deteriorated portion of a retaining wall of the Vasona Dam. Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2024 Nutall was feet way, between the retaining wall and an apartment building. Teri Figueroa, The Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2024 In 2014, Cabbagetown residents asked Forward Warrior to turn a retaining wall along Wylie Street long covered with graffiti into panels of murals. Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 18 Sep. 2024 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 28 Nov. 2024.

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