seawall

sea·wall

also sea wall S0197400 (sē′wôl′)n. An embankment to prevent erosion of a shoreline.

seawall

(ˈsiːˌwɔːl) na wall or embankment built to prevent encroachment or erosion by the sea or to serve as a breakwater ˈseaˌwalled adj

Thesaurus

Noun

seawall - a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing awaybreakwater, groyne, jetty, bulwark, groin, molebarrier - a structure or object that impedes free movement

seawall

seawall:

see coast protectioncoast protection,
methods used to protect coastal lands from erosion. Beaches can exist only where a delicate dynamic equilibrium exists between the amount of sand supplied to the beach and the inevitable losses caused by wave erosion.
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seawall

[′sē‚wȯl] (civil engineering) A concrete, stone, or metal wall or embankment constructed along a shore to reduce wave erosion and encroachment by the sea. Also known as sea bank. (geology) A steep-faced, long embankment situated by powerful storm waves along a seacoast at high-water mark.

seawall

noun

Synonyms for seawall

noun a protective structure of stone or concrete

Synonyms

breakwater
groyne
jetty
bulwark
groin
mole

Related Words

barrier

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