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Seawall

A coastal defence in the form of a wall or an embankment.

📖 Definitions of "Seawall"

noun

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A coastal defence in the form of a wall or an embankment.

🔄 Synonyms of "Seawall"

6 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
bulwarknoun	A defense or safeguard.
jettynoun	(architecture) A part of a building that jets or projects beyond the rest; specifically, an upper storey which overhangs the part of the building below.
groinnoun	The crease or depression of the human body at the junction of the trunk and the thigh, together with the surrounding region.
molenoun	Any of several small, burrowing, insectivorous mammals of the family Talpidae.
breakwaternoun	A construction in or around a harbour designed to break the force of the sea and to provide shelter for vessels lying inside.
groynenoun	An often wooden structure that projects from a coastline to prevent erosion, longshore drift etc.; a breakwater.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Seawall"

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Word	Definition
jettynoun	(architecture) A part of a building that jets or projects beyond the rest; specifically, an upper storey which overhangs the part of the building below.
groynenoun	An often wooden structure that projects from a coastline to prevent erosion, longshore drift etc.; a breakwater.
breakwaternoun	A construction in or around a harbour designed to break the force of the sea and to provide shelter for vessels lying inside.
bulwarknoun	A defense or safeguard.
molenoun	Any of several small, burrowing, insectivorous mammals of the family Talpidae.
groinnoun	The crease or depression of the human body at the junction of the trunk and the thigh, together with the surrounding region.
embankmentnoun	a long mound of earth, stone, or similar material, usually built for purposes such as to hold back or store water, for protection from weather or enemies, or to support a road or railway.
wallnoun	A rampart of earth, stones etc. built up for defensive purposes.
dikenoun	(US dialect slang, obsolete) Formalwear or other fashionable dress.
entitynoun	That which has a distinct existence as an individual unit, often used for organizations which have no physical form.
breakwallnoun	A wall, typically built outside of a harbour, that diminishes damage due to battering by the waves.
bulkheadnoun	(nautical) A vertical partition dividing the hull into separate compartments; often made watertight to prevent excessive flooding if the ship's hull is breached.
training wallnoun	A wall, bank or jetty built to confine and direct the flow of a river, watercourse or tide.
waterwallnoun	An architectural feature consisting of a wall down which water flows.
wallingnoun	A group of walls.
dropwallnoun	A short wall used as a weir or floodgate to control the flow of water.
wallsidenoun	The side of a wall.
sound wallnoun	A wall intended to block sound from entering an area.
sidewallnoun	The side of a tire.
floodwallnoun	A man-made vertical barrier designed to temporarily contain the waters of a river or other waterway during a flood