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Groyne
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
See
groin
, 3.
noun.
An obsolete form of
groin
.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
See
groin
.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
A (usually wooden) structure that projects from a coastline to prevent erosion,
longshore drift
etc.; a
breakwater
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun.
a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
Word Usage
"A wrong right: the zebra crossing in Dulwich A sign on Frington beach in Essex which should say 'groyne'"
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
barrier
variant
groin