waterwall

noun

1

: a wall built beside or around a body of water

2

: an arrangement of pipes carrying water and so grouped as to form a protective wall between a fire (as in a boiler) and the lining of a furnace

Word History

Etymology

Middle English waterwal, from water + wal wall

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