flood wall

noun

1. 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of flood wall¹

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

The smaller “Flood Wall Street” eschewed the big-tent approach and focused on radical politics and aggressive activism.

From The Daily Beast

The same sensational rumors of a great rise to come flood Wall and State streets as in 1901.

From Project Gutenberg