Synonyms for floodwall
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A man-made vertical barrier designed to temporarily contain the waters of a river or other waterway during a flood
Forms
- Plural
- floodwalls → dykes, levees…
Example sentences
- levee The levee kept the floodwater back.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| floodwall | falling | |
| levee | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- dyke1
- 5 letters
- levee2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (levee2 = 2 syllables).