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espigón — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • breakwater noun A construction in or around a harbour designed to break the force of the sea and to provide shelter for vessels lying inside.
  • groyne noun An often wooden structure that projects from a coastline to prevent erosion, longshore drift etc.; a breakwater.
  • seawall noun A coastal defence in the form of a wall or an embankment.

Senses

espigón is used for these senses in English:

  • breakwater A construction in or around a harbour designed to break the force of the sea and to provide shelter for vessels lying inside.
  • groyne An often wooden structure that projects from a coastline to prevent erosion, longshore drift etc.; a breakwater.
  • seawall A coastal defence in the form of a wall or an embankment.

breakwater — full definition

  1. noun A construction in or around a harbour designed to break the force of the sea and to provide shelter for vessels lying inside.
  2. noun A low bulkhead across the forecastle deck of a ship which diverts water breaking over the bows into the scuppers.
  3. noun A wooden or concrete barrier, usually perpendicular to the shore, intended to prevent the movement of sand along a coast.

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