floodwall
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- noun
- /ˈflʌdˌwɔl/
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muro de contención
- Elsewhere, workers were trying to shore up other levees, and engineers were tediously inspecting other floodwalls to make sure they would hold.
- levees and floodwalls
Examples
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It added two extra feet to the height of the more recently completed floodwall system around New Orleans.
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In some cases, water eroded levee walls from below; in others, the surge simply was greater than the floodwalls.
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Having your credit card issuer go under is less of a confidence sapper than watching floodwalls dissolve below their design rating.
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The Corps of Engineers' plan for New Orleans flood control involves upgrading some existing structures such as levees and floodwalls and adding some new risk-reduction features, two of which are movable gates.
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Within the year, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers had taken steps to temporarily improve the operation of the city's three storm-drainage canals where levees and floodwalls were breached in numerous places during Katrina.
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The city built a floodwall to protect the neighborhoods from rising water levels during the rainy season.
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After the heavy rains, the floodwall successfully kept the floodwaters from entering the downtown area.
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Local authorities inspected the floodwall to ensure it could withstand potential storms this year.
Synonyms
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7.2
A raised bank along a river that stops flood water from reaching land
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5.9
A raised bank of earth or stone that keeps water away and supports a road
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4.6
A raised wall built to stop water from flooding land
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3.9
A strong wall built along the shore to protect land from the sea
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A strong wall built to protect a place like a city or ship
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A wall built to hold back soil or water on one side
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Etymology
The word floodwall is a simple compound: flood means 'a large amount of water' and wall means 'a strong barrier', so a floodwall is a wall built to keep floodwater out and protect an area.