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nounCivil Engineering. a wall built along a shore or bank to prevent floods by giving a raised, uniform freeboard and by allowing unimpeded flow to water in a channel. Origin of flood wallFirst recorded in 1950–55 Words nearby flood wallflood lamp, floodlight, floodlight projector, flood plain, flood tide, flood wall, floodwater, floodway, flooey, floor, floorage Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 |