- seawall
- noun Date: 15th century a wall or embankment to protect the shore from erosion or to act as a breakwater
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
seawall
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Seawall — A seawall is a form of hard and strong coastal defence constructed on the inland part of a coast to reduce the effects of strong waves. In Britain, sea wall also refers to an earthen bank used to create a polder ndash; a dike. Seawalls may be… … Wikipedia
Seawall Apartments — (Аделаида,Австралия) Категория отеля … Каталог отелей
Seawall (Vancouver) — The seawall in Vancouver, Canada is a stone wall that was constructed around the perimeter of Stanley Park to prevent the erosion of the park s foreshore. Colloquially, the term also denotes the pedestrian, bicycle, and roller blading pathway on… … Wikipedia
seawall — a structure built to prevent erosion by wave action … Dictionary of ichthyology
seawall — sea·wall also sea wall (sēʹwôl ) n. An embankment to prevent erosion of a shoreline. * * * … Universalium
seawall — noun a coastal defence in the form of an embankment … Wiktionary
seawall — Synonyms and related words: abutment, anchorage, anchorage ground, arc boutant, arch dam, backstop, bamboo curtain, bank, bar, barrage, barrier, basin, beam, bear trap dam, beaver dam, berth, boom, breakwater, breastwork, brick wall, buffer,… … Moby Thesaurus
seawall — sea|wall [ˌsi:ˈwo:l US ˈsi:wo:l] n a wall built beside the sea to stop the water from flowing onto the land … Dictionary of contemporary English
seawall — noun (C) a wall built along the edge of the sea to stop the water from flowing over an area of land … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
seawall — /ˈsiwɔl/ (say seewawl) noun a strong wall or embankment to prevent the advance of the sea, act as a breakwater, etc …
