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Meaning of floodwall | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A man-made vertical barrier designed to temporarily contain the waters of a river or other waterway during a flood

Equivalents

Suomi tulvavalli

Examples

“The New Orleans levees and floodwalls were built to withstand a hypothetical storm […].”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

Floodwater Floodwaters floodway floof floofer floofiness