土ど留どめ

noun

retaining wall; sheathing

A structure that holds back earth, such as a retaining wall or temporary sheathing used in construction and civil engineering.

• 工こう事じ現げん場ばに土ど留どめが設せっ置ちされた。

  A retaining wall was installed at the construction site.

• 土ど留どめの設せっ計けいには土ど圧あつを考こう慮りょする必ひつ要ようがある。

  The design of the retaining wall must take earth pressure into account.