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ring wall

ring wall

6.9
A circular strong wall built under a heavy structure to support its weight
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : muro anular
  • Before building the silo, workers poured a strong ring wall as its foundation.

Examples

  • A concrete ring wall was constructed to provide stability for the water tower.

  • The ring wall supports the weight of the silo.

  • The engineers designed a ring wall to support the base of the new storage tank.

  • The engineers designed the ring walls to withstand heavy loads.

  • The engineers designed a ring wall to support the base of the new storage tank.

  • A concrete ring wall was constructed to provide stability for the water tower.

  • Before building the silo, workers poured a strong ring wall as its foundation.

Synonyms

bearing wall
vsring wall
  • Specialized
2 5.1

A wall that holds up the floor or roof above it

is circular and used for heavy freestanding structures rather than internal support
load-bearing wall
vsring wall
  • Specialized
1 3.6

A wall that supports the floors and roof above it

is circular and made to hold heavy freestanding structures like silos and tanks
raft foundation
vsring wall
  • Specialized
6.7

A large concrete slab under a building that spreads its weight to stop sinking on soft ground

is a circular base built to support heavy vertical structures not a flat slab

Surface Forms

ring wall singular
ring walls plural

Morphology

ring + wall

The meaning 'a low circular wall' is directly derivable from combining 'ring' (circular formation) with 'wall' (a constructed barrier). This compositional structure is straightforward and follows common noun+noun compounding patterns found cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily understand the phrase.

Etymology

Ring wall comes from the simple picture of a strong ring of wall built around the base of a heavy tank or tower to hold it up like a belt. So it means 'a circular foundation that supports a heavy structure'.