"wing wall" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2023 May 3, Philip Haigh, “The art and science of building bridges”, in RAIL, number 982, page 40:",
          "text": "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.",
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        "In a bridge, a retaining wall on either side of an abutment."
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          "retaining wall",
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        "(construction) In a bridge, a retaining wall on either side of an abutment."
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          "ref": "1953 December, “Notes and News: Ampthill Tunnels, L.M.R.”, in Railway Magazine, page 854:",
          "text": "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.",
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        "With a tunnel, a retaining wall on either side of the portal."
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          "portal",
          "portal"
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          "ref": "2023 May 3, Philip Haigh, “The art and science of building bridges”, in RAIL, number 982, page 40:",
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        "(construction) In a bridge, a retaining wall on either side of an abutment."
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