sea wall

sea wall
—sea-walled, adj.
a strong wall or embankment to prevent the encroachments of the sea, serve as a breakwater, etc.
[bef. 1000; ME; OE: cliff over the sea]

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sea wall noun
A wall to keep out the sea
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Main Entry: ↑sea

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sea wall UK US noun [countable] [singular sea wall plural sea walls]
a wall at the edge of the sea that is built to stop the water from flowing onto the land
Thesaurus: walls built outside for defencehyponym farm buildings and structures where animals are kepthyponym

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sea wall,
a strong wall or embankment made especially to keep the waves from wearing away the shore or to act as a breakwater: »

Sea walls to protect the Netherlands against flooding from the sea were the unanimous recommendation of the Government's Delta Commission (Warren E. Howland).

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n. a wall or embankment erected to prevent the sea from encroaching on or eroding an area of land

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ˌsea ˈwall [sea wall] noun
a large strong wall built to stop the sea from flowing onto the land

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