Groyne

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  • n. A (usually wooden) structure that projects from a coastline to prevent erosion, longshore drift etc.; a breakwater
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. See groin.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. See groin, 3.
  • n. An obsolete form of groin.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    barrier   
    Variant
    groin