sea wall
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of sea wall
before 1000; Middle English; Old English: cliff over the sea
Example Sentences
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On another nearby property overlooking an ancient sea wall, excavations revealed two stone quarries "one Roman and the other Phoenician", she said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026
Coastal development is a lightning rod in the Ocean State, yet no issue has animated locals like this sea wall.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
The storms that tore through Dawlish in 2014 prompted a five-phase project to build a new sea wall in the town, and a large rock shelter just down the line.
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2026
The disastrous two-month closure in 2014 was caused not by a breach of the sea wall in Dawlish, but by a serious landslip down the line near the neighbouring coastal town of Teignmouth.
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2026
Only the occasional bleat of the gull gave me a picture of that bird, for I had heard and seen them many times around the sea wall in Willemstad.
From "The Cay" by Theodore Taylor
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