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2024
headwall
headwall
English
Noun
headwall
(
plural
headwalls
)
(
geography
)
The highest
cliff
of a
glacial
cirque
.
(
geology
)
The steep cliff at the back of a cirque.
(
civil engineering
)
A retaining wall at the
outlet
of a
drain
or
culvert
.
Etymology
head
+
wall
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