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Noun Concept
Categories: Coastal construction, Breakwaters, Seawalls, Hydraulic engineering, Water transport
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breakwater  groin  groyne  mole  bulwark
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A protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away WordNet 3.0
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A protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A jetty is a structure that projects from land out into water. Wikipedia
A seawall is a form of coastal defense constructed where the sea, and associated coastal processes, impact directly upon the landforms of the coast. Wikipedia
A mole is a massive structure, usually of stone, used as a pier, breakwater, or a causeway separating two bodies of water. Wikipedia
A breakwater is a permanent structure constructed at a coastal area to protect against tides, currents, waves, and storm surges. Wikipedia
A groyne is a rigid hydraulic structure built perpendicularly from an ocean shore or a river bank, interrupting water flow and limiting the movement of sediment. Wikipedia
A constructed coastal defence Wikipedia Disambiguation
A pier, jetty, breakwater, or junction between places separated by water Wikipedia Disambiguation
A structure for protecting a beach or harbour Wikipedia Disambiguation
rigid hydraulic structure built from an ocean shore (in coastal engineering) or from a bank (in rivers) that interrupts water flow and limits the movement of sediment Wikidata
Structure constructed on coasts as part of coastal management or to protect an anchorage Wikidata
A structure that projects from the land out into water. Wikidata
Coastal defence Wikidata
Massive structure used as pier, breakwater, or causeway between places separated by water Wikidata
A construction in or around a harbour designed to break the force of the sea and to provide shelter for vessels lying inside. OmegaWiki
A fence-like structure around the deck of a vessel, to protect it from the waves. OmegaWiki
Construction in or around a harbour. Wiktionary (translation)
An often wooden structure that projects from a coastline to prevent erosion, longshore drift etc.; a breakwater. Wiktionary
Structure to prevent erosion. Wiktionary (translation)
A part of a building that jets or projects beyond the rest, and overhangs the wall below. Wiktionary
A massive structure, usually of stone, used as a pier, breakwater or junction between places separated by water. Wiktionary
Massive structure used as a pier or breakwater. Wiktionary (translation)
A coastal defence in the form of a wall or an embankment. Wiktionary
Coastal defence. Wiktionary (translation)