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wing walls

wing walls is the plural of wing wall.

Meaning of wing wall

Noun

wing wall (plural wing walls)

  1. In a bridge, a retaining wall on either side of an abutment.
    • Such an abutment would typically have wing walls that have sloping tops, to match the profile of the embankment. The wing walls are usually angled back from the abutment wall.2023 May 3, Philip Haigh, “The art and science of building bridges”, in RAIL, number 982, page 40
  2. With a tunnel, a retaining wall on either side of the portal.
    • The later tunnel has a portal of blue engineering bricks, and the curved wing walls are wider than those of the old tunnel, which has a rather cramped appearance.1953 December, “Notes and News: Ampthill Tunnels, L.M.R.”, in Railway Magazine, page 854

Questions about wing walls

What is wing walls the plural of?
Wing walls is the plural of wing wall.

Words near wing walls in the dictionary

  1. wing trimmers
  2. wing walker
  3. wing walkers
  4. wing walking
  5. wing wall
  6. wing walls
  7. wing warping
  8. wing'd
  9. wing-and-wing
  10. wing-back
  11. wing-backs

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