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headwalls

headwalls is the plural of headwall.

Meaning of headwall

Noun

headwall (plural headwalls)

  1. The highest cliff of a glacial cirque.
  2. The steep cliff at the back of a cirque.
  3. A retaining wall at the outlet of a drain, culvert or tunnel.
    • The platforms of all stations from Shepherds Bush to Liverpool Street have been lengthened from 325 ft. to 427 ft. between tunnel headwalls, to take longer trains.1950 September, “Central London Railway Jubilee”, in Railway Magazine, page 622
    Synonyms:
    endwall

Questions about headwalls

What is headwalls the plural of?
Headwalls is the plural of headwall.

Words near headwalls in the dictionary

  1. headwaiter
  2. headwaiters
  3. headwaitress
  4. headwaitresses
  5. headwall
  6. headwalls
  7. headward
  8. headwards
  9. headwark
  10. headwarks
  11. headwater

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