retaining wall | Amarkosh

Meaning of word retaining wall from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

Meaning : A wall that is built to resist lateral pressure (especially a wall built to prevent the advance of a mass of earth).

inversely (adverb)
In an inverse or contrary manner.

rusticity (noun)
The quality of being rustic or gauche.

astana (noun)
Remote city of Kazakhstan that (ostensibly for security reasons) was made the capital in 1998.

get stuck (verb)
Be unable to move further.

nepalese (noun)
A native or inhabitant of Nepal.

agonizing (adjective)
Extremely painful.

sunk fence (noun)
A ditch with one side being a retaining wall. Used to divide lands without defacing the landscape.

angler fish (noun)
Fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey.

submaxilla (noun)
The jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth.

defloration (noun)
An act that despoils the innocence or beauty of something.