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retaining walls

retaining walls is the plural of retaining wall.

Meaning of retaining wall

Noun

retaining wall (plural retaining walls)

  1. Any of several structures used to restrain a vertical-faced mass of earth.
    • Masonry flying arches strutting the retaining walls in Chorley cutting, Manchester-Blackpool line, L.M.S.R.1939 November, “Pertinent Paragraphs”, in Railway Magazine, page 358, photo caption

Questions about retaining walls

What is retaining walls the plural of?
Retaining walls is the plural of retaining wall.

Words near retaining walls in the dictionary

  1. retaining
  2. retaining and explaining
  3. retaining valve
  4. retaining valves
  5. retaining wall
  6. retaining walls
  7. retainings
  8. retainment
  9. retainments
  10. retains
  11. retains and explains

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