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  2. Ha-ha - Wikipedia

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    Comparison of a ha-ha (top) and a regular wall (bottom). Both walls prevent access, but one does not block the view looking outward. A ha-ha (French: hâ-hâ [a a] ⓘ or saut de loup [so də lu] ⓘ), also known as a sunk fence, blind fence, ditch and fence, deer wall, or foss, is a recessed landscape design element that creates a vertical barrier (particularly on one side) while preserving ...

  3. Retention basin - Wikipedia

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    Storm water is typically channeled to a retention basin through a system of street and/or parking lot storm drains, and a network of drain channels or underground pipes.. The basins are designed to allow relatively large flows of water to enter, but discharges to receiving waters are limited by outlet structures that function only during very large storm eve

  4. Retaining wall - Wikipedia

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    A basement wall is thus one kind of retaining wall; however, the term usually refers to a cantilever retaining wall, which is a freestanding structure without lateral support at its top. [2] These are cantilevered from a footing and rise above the grade on one side to retain a higher level grade on the opposite side.

  5. ‘What in the world?’: Colorado homes to be bulldozed after ...

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    Builders filled in the pond and built homes on the land without notifying the buyers. After exploring all the options, the town of Johnstown has been forced to buy back the four homes, demolish ...

  6. Detention basin - Wikipedia

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    Dry pond on brook to reduce floods, near Děčín, Czech Republic. A detention basin or retarding basin is an excavated area installed on, or adjacent to, tributaries of rivers, streams, lakes or bays to protect against flooding and, in some cases, downstream erosion by storing water for a limited period of time.

  7. Terraced wall - Wikipedia

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    Terraced wall on La Gomera. A terraced wall, also a terrace wall, or a terraced retaining wall is a wall that is divided into sections over a slope. Such designs are useful when building on a steep grade. Terraced walls may be built with many different materials. Some craters have terraced walls, which includes complex craters. [1] [2]

  8. How the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show drastically changed in ...

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    As time went on, designs got more and more daring; the new era of Victoria's Secret focused on leather additions, studded hardware, and of course, the signature larger-than-life wings.

  9. Garden pond - Wikipedia

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    This garden pond has two ponds separated by a waterfall with a one-foot drop; generally, the fish in the upper pond are smaller, and ones in the lower pond are larger. Ponds may be created by natural processes or by people; however, the origin of the hole in the ground makes little difference to the kind of wildlife that will be found in the pond.