Sentence examples for floodwall from inspiring English sources

Local politicians, led by the state's legendary senator, Robert Byrd, also convinced the Army Corps of Engineers to build a 2,350-foot-long 2,350-foot-long 2,350-foot-longcenes floodwallwanow history) to protect the town from the ravages of the Tug River.

But one big exception is Davenport, Iowa, which has the dubious distinction of being the largest town on the upper Mississippi without a proper floodwall.

A floodwall protects the city from the meandering Cumberland River.

Following disastrous river floods in 1937, a floodwall 77 feet (23 metres) high was built (completed 1948) to protect the city.

The failure of the canal wall decimated a historic primarily African-American neighborhood of homeowners yet there is nothing to show for that beyond a repaired floodwall and empty lots.

Mr. Prendergast suggested that aboveground floodwall panels, to be placed over station stairwells or sidewalk vents, were seen as a leading option to protect the system.

Last year, though it did no major damage, Hurricane Gustav sent sea waves spilling over floodwalls in the heart of the city.There have been some victories.

The proposals included floodwalls, levees and sand dunes.

It also demands changes in building codes.Mike's dykeMany of its ideas were incorporated into a more sweeping post-Sandy plan released on June 11th, which calls for floodwalls and levees to protect vital infrastructure, such as a food-distribution centre in the Bronx and hospitals on Manhattan's East Side, and coastal communities on Staten Island.

Where floodwalls and dykes proved inadequate, sandbags and manpower held the line.

The state's first glass plant was built there in 1813, and two floodwalls were erected in 1829 to check inundation and erosion.