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Explore Headwall through 4 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Headwall in a sentence

Headwall meaning

  1. The highest cliff of a glacial cirque.
  2. The steep cliff at the back of a cirque.
  3. A retaining wall at the outlet of a drain, culvert or tunnel.

Using Headwall

  • The main meaning on this page is: The highest cliff of a glacial cirque. | The steep cliff at the back of a cirque. | A retaining wall at the outlet of a drain, culvert or tunnel.
  • In the example corpus, headwall often appears in combinations such as: headwall and.

Context around Headwall

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

icy 1× summit 1× vertical 1×

Sentence patterns with Headwall

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a vertical headwall and joined 1× an icy headwall with a 1× dam s headwall and an 1× the summit headwall 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

it turned up 1× the repair to 1× the top of 1× their bodies were 1×

Common sentence endings:

concrete sill beneath 1× the abruzzi route 1× the summit headwall 1× toboggan behind me 1×

Words around Headwall

Just before it in the word index:

headtorch 2 headteachers 30 headteacher 184 headstrong 57 headstreams 3 headstones 50

Just after it in the word index:

headward 2 headwater 8 headwaters 66 headway 174 headways 17 headwear 28

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaai 6 aani 6 aarne 6 aarya 6 aasb 6 aasen 6

Corpus analysis for Headwall

  • In this selection, "headwall" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, icy, summit and vertical stand out and add context to how "headwall" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a vertical headwall and joined and an icy headwall with a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "headwall" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with headwall

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Their bodies were later found below the summit headwall. (9 words)

The repair to the dam involves cementing over a leak between the dam's headwall and an old concrete sill beneath. (21 words)

The top of the route traversed left across the East Face to avoid a vertical headwall and joined the uppermost part of the Abruzzi route. (25 words)

Longer example sentences

It turned up at the top of a narrow chute in the French Alps, below a cornice on the Beartooth Pass, halfway down an icy headwall with a loaded toboggan behind me. (32 words)

The top of the route traversed left across the East Face to avoid a vertical headwall and joined the uppermost part of the Abruzzi route. (25 words)

The repair to the dam involves cementing over a leak between the dam's headwall and an old concrete sill beneath. (21 words)

Example sentences (4)

It turned up at the top of a narrow chute in the French Alps, below a cornice on the Beartooth Pass, halfway down an icy headwall with a loaded toboggan behind me.

The repair to the dam involves cementing over a leak between the dam's headwall and an old concrete sill beneath.

Their bodies were later found below the summit headwall.

The top of the route traversed left across the East Face to avoid a vertical headwall and joined the uppermost part of the Abruzzi route.

Common combinations with headwall

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "headwall" in a sentence?
An example: "It turned up at the top of a narrow chute in the French Alps, below a cornice on the Beartooth Pass, halfway down an icy headwall with a loaded toboggan behind me." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "headwall" from authentic English texts.
What does "headwall" mean?
Headwall means: The highest cliff of a glacial cirque.
How many example sentences with "headwall" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "headwall", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.