Meaning of toe wall | Babel Free

Definitions

A low retaining wall, e.g. at the bottom of a slope or cliff.

Examples

“No such influences are, however, at work⟳ on the cliffs to the north of the railway, where it is in the open⟳, as the railway embankment itself and the toe wall at the bottom prevent⟳ such action [erosion by the sea]. A new toe wall has recently been constructed from the Dover end⟳ of Abbotscliff tunnel in the direction of Shakespeare colliery, but there remains a length of about 200 yd. to be done to complete⟳ the scheme.”

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