groyne

British  

/ ɡrɔɪn /

noun

1. Also called: spur.   breakwater.  a wall or jetty built out from a riverbank or seashore to control erosion

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Etymology

Origin of groyne

C16: origin uncertain: perhaps altered from _groin

Example Sentences

The two packets between Falmouth and the Groyne, which had been left running at the close of the war, were after a time discontinued.

From The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 by Joyce, Herbert

GODSON,—Walsingham sends word that the Ada. sailed from Lisbon to the Groyne the 18. of May.

From Westward Ho!, or, the voyages and adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of Burrough, in the county of Devon, in the reign of her most glorious majesty Queen Elizabeth by Kingsley, Charles

They took and burnt several places in Spain, particularly Cadiz and the Groyne; intercepted their plate fleets, and reduced that haughty monarch so low, that he has never since recovered it.  

From A Museum for Young Gentlemen and Ladies Or, a Private Tutor for Little Masters and Misses by

Corunna stands on a peninsula, having on one side the sea, and on the other the celebrated bay, generally called the Groyne.

From The Bible in Spain Vol. 1 [of 2] by Borrow, George Henry

And of landing at the Groyne, or attempting the towne, theie would not heare by anie meanes.

From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 11 by Hakluyt, Richard