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training wall

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training wall [′trān·iŋ ¦wȯl]
(civil engineering)
A wall built along the bank of a river or estuary parallel to the direction of flow to direct and confine the flow.


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Unlike rock climbing on training walls, those with the energy to make it all the way to the top are rewarded with a view that is nothing short of breathtaking
The report found there was an inoperable low-level outlet and gates for diversion control; substantial tree growth in the spillway training walls and outlet, and on the earthen dam and abutments that restricted access for inspection.
The highways and civil engineering portfolio includes an extension to the quay and training wall at Conwy Quay, improvements to the A5 on Anglesey, design of new sections of the A55 Expressway between Chester and Bangor and an involvement with the Welsh Highland Narrow Gauge Railway between Caernarfon and Rhyd Ddu.
 
 
 
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