flood wall
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of flood wall
First recorded in 1950–55
Example Sentences
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They said the Snohomish River is also experiencing major flooding and "dancing with records" as water laps against a local flood wall.
From BBC • Dec. 11, 2025
The blast broke some car windows, affected scaffolding on the under-construction road bridge, and damaged the flood wall.
From BBC • Feb. 11, 2023
They stream through a portal in a concrete flood wall running along Waterside Drive that blends into the streetscape, a guardian that for 50 years has protected the city’s economic heart.
From Washington Post • Oct. 5, 2022
A different crew maneuvered concrete molds on either side of a new 10-foot-high flood wall along the riverfront.
From New York Times • Dec. 2, 2021
That flood wall is about to be tested like never before.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 15, 2021
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