sea wall

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A sea wall is a wall built along the edge of the sea to stop the sea flowing over the land or destroying it. Cherbourg had a splendid harbour enclosed by a long sea wall
A wall, or embankment, to resist encroachments of the sea
seawall
(1) A structure built along a portion of a coast primarily to prevent EROSION and other damage by WAVE action It retains earth against its shoreward face (2) (SMP) A structure separating land and water areas primarily to prevent EROSION and other damage by WAVE action Generally more massive and capable of resisting greater wave forces than a BULKHEAD
seawall
a coastal defence in the form of an embankment
seawall
A wall built parallel to a coast to protect it from wave erosion
seawall
a wall built beside the sea to stop the water from flowing onto the land
seawall
Solid coastal defence structure built parallel to the coastline
seawall
a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
seawall
massive structure built along the shore to prevent erosion and damage by wave action
seawall
A wall of stone, concrete, or other sturdy material, built along the shoreline to prevent erosion even by the strongest and highest of waves See also riprap
sea wall

    التركية النطق

    si wôl

    النطق

    /ˈsē ˈwôl/ /ˈsiː ˈwɔːl/

    علم أصول الكلمات

    [ 'sE ] (noun.) before 12th century. Middle English see, from Old English s[AE]; akin to Old High German sE sea, Gothic saiws.
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