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- [ri-teyn wawl]
- /rɪˈteɪn wɔl/
- /rɪˈteɪn wɔːl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ri-teyn wawl]
- /rɪˈteɪn wɔl/
Definitions of retaining wall words
- noun retaining wall a wall for holding in place a mass of earth or the like, as at the edge of a terrace or excavation. 1
- noun retaining wall wall preventing landslide 1
- countable noun retaining wall A retaining wall is a wall that is built to prevent the earth behind it from moving. 0
- noun retaining wall a wall constructed to hold back earth, loose rock, etc 0
- noun retaining wall a wall built to keep a bank of earth from sliding or water from flooding 0
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Origin of retaining wall
First appearance:
before 1830 One of the 36% newest English words
First recorded in 1830-40
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Parts of speech for Retaining wall
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
retaining wall popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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