groyne
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of groyne
C16: origin uncertain: perhaps altered from groin
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The groyne replacement is part of a 17-year beach management scheme, which started in 2015, to help protect the coastline from flooding and erosion.
From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2023
After two or three ineffectual castings hither and thither it came to a stop, stood upright, with arms raised high, and then darted straight forward towards the groyne.
From Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M. R. (Montague Rhodes) James
Once now and then a porpoise may be seen sunning himself off a groyne; barely dipping himself, and rolling about at the surface, the water shines like oil as it slips off his back.
From The Life of the Fields by Richard Jefferies
The moment came when the pursuer was hovering about from left to right only a few yards beyond the groyne where the runner lay in hiding.
From Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M. R. (Montague Rhodes) James
This bank in its turn threatened Harwich Harbour, and a groyne of concrete had to be set up to arrest its progress.
From Through East Anglia in a Motor Car by J. E. (James Edmund) Vincent
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