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Dec 1, 2009
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flood' wall"




Civ. Engin.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.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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