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flood wall
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noun
Civil Engineering. a wall built along a shore or bank to prevent floods by giving a raised, uniform freeboard and by allowing unimpeded flow to water in a channel.
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âWasâ is used for the indicative past tense of âto be,â and âwereâ is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
Origin of flood wall
First recorded in 1950â55
Words nearby flood wall
flood lamp, floodlight, floodlight projector, flood plain, flood tide, flood wall, floodwater, floodway, flooey, floor, floorage
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