Retaining wall
Retaining wall noun - A wall that is built to resist lateral pressure (especially a wall built to prevent the advance of a mass of earth).
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Wall and retaining wall are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wall" instead a noun phrase "Retaining wall".
Wall
Wall noun - A physical object that blocks the way.
Retaining wall and wall are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Retaining wall" with "Wall", this terms are similar.
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