floodwall

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A wall built along a shore or bank to protect an area from floods.

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No references found			One floodwall protecting a Fargo school was undermined early Sunday, swamping the campus in what the mayor called a "wakeup call" to those who thought the worst was over when the river crested. NDakota fights levee erosion amid record floods by AFP / AFP American Edition One floodwall protecting a Fargo school was undermined early Sunday, swamping the campus in what the mayor called a "wakeup call" to those who thought the worst was over when the river crested. NDakota fights levee erosion amid record floods by AFP / AFP Global Edition Environment Secretary Hilary Benn yesterday said the agency was undertaking emergency work on a damaged weir upstream of Morpeth, defences in the town and designing a replacement for a floodwall destroyed by the force of the water. Hope rises for early start on flood work; Minister vows work will be ... by The Journal (Newcastle, England)			Flood anchor flood back flood basalt flood control Flood fence Flood gate flood in flood lamp Flood mark flood out flood plain flood tide Floodage flooded flooded gum flooder floodgate floodgates floodhead flooding floodlight floodlighted floodlighting floodlit floodplain floodwall floodwater floodway Flook Flookan Flooky floor floor board floor cleaner Floor cloth floor cover floor covering Floor cramp floor exercise floor joist floor lamp floor leader Floor light floor manager floor plan floor polish floor polisher floor sample floor show floor trading floor wax			floodlight floodlight floodlighted floodlighted floodlighting floodlighting floodlights floodlights floodlit floodlit floodplain floodplain floodplain floodplain Floodplain Analysis Regulatory Assessment Floodplain Boundary Standard Floodplain Interaction Floodplain Management Program Floodplain Management Review Committee Floodplain Soil floodplain splay Floodplains Floodplains floods floods floods floods floods floodtide floodtide floodwall floodwater floodwaters floodway floodway Floodway Coalition of Houston Floodwood Mountain Reservation Flook Flookan Flooky Floopy disk Floopy disk Floopy disk floor floor floor floor floor floor floor Floor (gymnastics) Floor (gymnastics) Floor Acquisition Multiple Access Floor Acquisition Multiple Access with Non-Persistent Carrier Sensing Floor Acquisition Multiple Access with Non-Persistent Packet Sensing floor anchor Floor and ceiling functions floor arch floor area Floor Area Ratio Floor Area Ratio

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