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groyne

British

/ ɡrɔɪn /

noun

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

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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

There, as if really unable to get up again, he remained crouching under the groyne, looking up in an attitude of painful anxiety.

From Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M. R. (Montague Rhodes) James

As the postchaise lumbered heavily up the rough-paved groyne that led from the sands she shook from head to foot.

From Starvecrow Farm by Stanley J. Weyman

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 Constance Garnett

Michael leant against a groyne to support himself, and looked over the water, seeing nothing.

From Miriam's Schooling and Other Papers by Mark Rutherford

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