Usually means: Steep wall at glacier's end.
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  1. headwall: Merriam-Webster
  2. Headwall, headwall: Wordnik
  3. headwall: Wiktionary
  4. headwall: Dictionary.com
  5. Headwall: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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  1. headWALL: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (headwall)

noun:  (geography) The highest cliff of a glacial cirque.
noun:  (geology) The steep cliff at the back of a cirque.
noun:  (civil engineering) A retaining wall at the outlet of a drain, culvert or tunnel.

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