retaining wall (redirected from Retaining walls)

re·tain·ing wall (r-tnng)

n.

A wall built to support or prevent the advance of a mass of earth or water.

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retaining wall

n

(Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a wall constructed to hold back earth, loose rock, etc Also called revetment

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retaining wall - a wall that is built to resist lateral pressure (especially a wall built to prevent the advance of a mass of earth) wall - a masonry fence (as around an estate or garden); "the wall followed the road"; "he ducked behind the garden wall and waited"