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sea wall
a wall or embankment made to break the force of the waves and to protect the shore from erosion
also written seawall sea′·wall′
noun
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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sea wall Usage Examples
Converse of object
- build: You will see the extensive sea wall built after the 1953 flood in which 58 people died.
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