sound wall
Highway noise barrier
A sound wall is a barrier erected along highways or railways to reduce noise reaching nearby residences and businesses.
These walls—typically made of concrete, masonry, or composite materials—absorb or deflect traffic noise: The new sound wall cut highway noise significantly.
Also called a noise barrier or sound barrier.
- roadsideAdjacent to pavement
- highwayMajor road for travel
- soundproofingPreventing noise transmission
- noise barrierStructure blocking unwanted sound
- concrete barrierHeavy roadside protective divider
traffic noise · urban planning · acoustic insulation · noise reduction · freeway · heavy traffic · rush hour · phonics · residential · residential area · quiet neighborhood · property value · construction
- wallsdrywall, wallboard, bulkhead, rampart, bastion
- masonrymason, brick, bricks, stone, mortar
- soundproofingacoustic foam, acoustic panels, acoustic tiles, noise barrier, acoustic treatment
- noise barriersacoustic panel
- barriersfences, fence, barrier, gates, privacy fence
- highwayshighway, highways, freeway, freeways, expressway
sound wallamplifier
Signal-strengthening electronic device
loudspeaker · megaphone · sound system · echo chamber · resonator
sound wallopen highway
privacy fence · security fence · retaining wall · guardrail · fence
sound, wall, sounds, sounded, sounding, soundly, soundness, unsound, soundless