flood wall
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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Origin of flood wall
First recorded in 1950–55
Words nearby flood wall
flood lamp, floodlight, floodlight projector, flood plain, flood tide, flood wall, floodwater, floodway, flooey, floor, floorage
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