groyne

esp US groin

/ (ɡrɔɪn) /

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noun

a wall or jetty built out from a riverbank or seashore to control erosionAlso called: spur, breakwater

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Word Origin for groyne

C16: origin uncertain: perhaps altered from groin

Words nearby groyne

growth rate, growth ring, growth shares, growth substance, grow up, groyne, grozing iron, Grozny, GRU, grub, grub beam

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How to use groyne in a sentence

In the evening when the wind had dropped a little, they went out on the groyne to see the steamer come in.
The Lady With The Dog and Other Stories|Anton Chekhov
Corunna stands on a peninsula, having on one side the sea, and on the other the celebrated bay, generally called the Groyne.
The Bible in Spain|George Borrow
Our ancestors, who had good reason to know the place, called it The Groyne, but it would be pedantic to so call it now.
The Bible in Spain|George Borrow
Accordingly, packet boats were hired to ply between Falmouth and the Groyne.
The History of the British Post Office|Joseph Clarence Hemmeon

The Grunye is probably Coruna, called by sailors the Groyne.
The Bruce|John Barbour