groyne
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of groyne
C16: origin uncertain: perhaps altered from groin
Example Sentences
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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
Owing to the roughness of the sea, the steamer arrived late, after the sun had set, and it was a long time turning about before it reached the groyne.
From The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories by Garnett, Constance
Great rollers come in at the concrete groyne at the foot of East Street.
From The Open Air by Jefferies, Richard
Thus it went: a pause—a gathering of sound like the race of an incoming wave; then the high-flung heads of breakers spouting white up the face of a groyne.
From France at War On the Frontier of Civilization by Kipling, Rudyard
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 Vincent, J. E. (James Edmund)
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