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
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 James, M. R. (Montague Rhodes)
Michael leant against a groyne to support himself, and looked over the water, seeing nothing.
From Miriam's Schooling and Other Papers by Rutherford, Mark
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 Jefferies, Richard
Thus to build a groyne or a sea wall, to say to the sea in effect, "Thou hast taken so much, but thou shalt take no more," is hardly likely to produce any injurious result.
From Through East Anglia in a Motor Car by Vincent, J. E. (James Edmund)
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