flood wall
noun
Civil 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 wall
First recorded in 1950–55
Words nearby flood wall
flood control,
flood insurance,
flood lamp,
flood plain,
flood tide,
flood wall,
flooded gum,
flooders,
floodgate,
flooding,
floodlight