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retaining wall
noun as in holding wall
Example Sentences
SAR allows researchers to inspect and characterize pavements, retaining walls, and embankments from space and can help determine if there are flaws that should be further inspected for repair, saving valuable time.
A 4-foot tall retaining wall was built along the south side to achieve this goal.
Along a new retaining wall, purple long beans can be found.
Roughly six feet of the pavement and a portion of a masonry retaining wall that supported the highway fell into the ocean about 170 below the road, according to his office.
“I mean, it’s landlocked. Everyone built around it and on the South Hill, there are trees and retaining walls and all sorts of hindrances — there’s just no way,” he said.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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