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groyne
Groyne (noun) means a structure, frequently built of wood, that extends out from the shore to guard against erosion, longshore drift and similar effects; a breakwater.
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A structure, frequently built of wood, that extends out from the shore to guard against erosion, longshore drift and similar effects; a breakwater.
"Old rail and timber groynes will be erected along the beach to trap shingle moved by coastwise drift, and to rebuild the protection to the toe of the embankment."
— , Notes and News: Reconstruction of Sea Wall near Abergele (1959)
"Our assimilation into one another had been beautifully timed, with each little revelation of unpleasantness acting as a modest baffler, a groyne to our mutual inundation. Now all of this was going to be flooded, drenched in poisonous ichor."
— Will Self, My Idea of Fun (1993)
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Etymology
Descended from Middle English groyn ("snout"), from Old French groign, from Late Latin grunium, grunia, from Latin grunnire ("grunt like a pig").
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What is the meaning of groyne?
"groyne" (noun) means a structure, frequently built of wood, that extends out from the shore to guard against erosion, longshore drift and similar effects; a breakwater.
What is another word for groyne?
Other words for "groyne" include jetty, mole, breakwater, bulwark, groin, seawall.
