flood wall

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fluhd wawl]
- /flʌd wɔl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fluhd wawl]
- /flʌd wɔl/

Definition of flood wall words

noun flood wall 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. 1

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Origin of flood wall

First appearance:

before 1950

One of the 5% newest English words

First recorded in 1950-55

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Parts of speech for Flood wall

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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flood wall popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

flood wall usage trend in Literature

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