| 单词 | river wall |
| 释义 | > as lemmasriver wall river wall n. a wall at the edge of a river, esp. one forming the boundary of the river, built to contain or direct the flow of water. ΚΠ 1591 J. Harington tr. L. Ariosto Orlando Furioso xvi. xxxv. 123/2 Vnto the riuer walls he closely came. 1740 N. Salmon Hist. & Antiq. Essex 2/1 These, though but River-walls, are called Sea-walls, as may appear by a licence granted to the Abbess of Barking. 1837 Civil Engineer & Architect's Jrnl. 1 12/1 The whole to be surrounded by a river wall, 30 feet high. 1884 G. C. Davies Norfolk Broads xv. 110 Between the river-wall and the water is always a strip of land. 1948 Sci. News Let. 15 May 318/2 We find river towns becoming increasingly concerned about the height and strength of their river walls. 1998 Daily Tel. 17 July 13/3 Cutting back more than 1,000 metres of steel-piled river walls to form terraces for reeds and saltmarsh plants was conceived by the Environment Agency to complement the improving water quality in the Thames. < as lemmas |
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