groyne
esp US groin
/ (ɡrɔɪn) /
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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