Headwall
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Headwall is a noun meaning (geography) The highest cliff of a glacial cirque.
Meaning
(geography) The highest cliff of a glacial cirque.
More Meanings
- (geology) The steep cliff at the back of a cirque.
- (civil engineering) A retaining wall at the outlet of a drain, culvert or tunnel.
Example Sentences
The platforms of all stations from Shepherds Bush to Liverpool Street have been lengthened from 325 ft. to 427 ft. between tunnel headwalls, to take longer trains.
HS2 Ltd has built a 17-metre-high headwall and reinforced the ground at what will become the south portal of the ten-mile Chiltern Tunnel, as part of preparations for the arrival next year of tunnel boring machines (TBMs).
Word Forms
- headwalls
Synonyms for headwall
Depending on context, synonyms include endwall.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cirque, cliff, cliffline, clifftop, headcut, cornice.
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