Seawall Definition

sēwôl
seawalls
noun
An embankment to prevent erosion of a shoreline.
American Heritage

A coastal defence in the form of an embankment.

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Other Word Forms of Seawall

Noun

Singular:
seawall
Plural:
seawalls

Origin of Seawall

Seawall Sentence Examples

  • The great seawall of Brighton continues along the front at Hove, forming a pleasant promenade.

  • Rapid loss of beach volume necessitated the building of a seawall founded on the backshore gravel beach berm to protect the town/village in 1830.

  • On the near side, the seawall makes an elbow crooked inversely, and its end too has a lighthouse.

  • Even the short stretch of seawall does not appear to have promoted problems of beach drawdown.

  • From Huisduinen to Nieuwediep the dunes are replaced by the famous Helder seawall.

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Words Starting With

SSESEA

Words Ending With

LLLALL

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seawall

Words Starting With S and Ending With L

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With S7 Letter Words Ending With L