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toe wall

toe wall noun: a low retaining wall, e.g. at the bottom of a slope or cliff.

Noun

toe wall (plural toe walls)

  1. A low retaining wall, e.g. at the bottom of a slope or cliff.
    • No such influences are, however, at work on the cliffs to the north of the railway, where it is in the open, as the railway embankment itself and the toe wall at the bottom prevent such action [erosion by the sea]. A new toe wall has recently been constructed from the Dover end of Abbotscliff...1940 October, Charles E. Lee, “Chalk Falls between Folkestone and Dover”, in Railway Magazine, page 533

toe wall meaning in Tamil

toe wall in Tamil

நுனிச்சுவர்

Forms of toe wall

pluraltoe walls

Questions about toe wall

What does toe wall mean?
Toe wall means a low retaining wall, e.g. at the bottom of a slope or cliff.
What is toe wall in Tamil?
Toe wall in Tamil is நுனிச்சுவர். See Toe wall meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is toe wall?
Toe wall is a noun.
What is the plural of toe wall?
The plural of toe wall is toe walls.

Words near toe wall in the dictionary

  1. toe the plank
  2. toe the rubber
  3. toe to toe
  4. toe touch
  5. toe touches
  6. toe wall
  7. toe walls
  8. toe-and-heel
  9. toe-biter
  10. toe-biters
  11. toe-clipping

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