groyne

[US]/ɡrɔin/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. barrier built out into the sea to prevent erosion or drifting
vt. construct a barrier out into the sea to prevent erosion or drifting
Word Forms
Pluralgroynes

Example Sentences

The contribution of groyne height reduction to counteracting unwanted erosion is then considered a favourable incidental circumstance.

Coruña (Spanish: La Coruña; Galician: A Coruña; also Corunna in English, and archaically The Groyne ) is the second largest city in Galicia, in northwestern Spain.

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