"floodwall" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: floodwalls [plural]
Etymology: flood + wall Etymology templates: {{compound|en|flood|wall}} flood + wall Head templates: {{en-noun}} floodwall (plural floodwalls)
  1. A man-made vertical barrier designed to temporarily contain the waters of a river or other waterway during a flood Categories (topical): Walls and fences Synonyms: flood wall Translations (barrier): tulvavalli (Finnish), tupehau (Maori)

Inflected forms

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