noun
groyne
Groyne (noun) means an often wooden structure that projects from a coastline to prevent erosion, longshore drift etc.; a breakwater.
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An often wooden structure that projects from a coastline to prevent erosion, longshore drift etc.; a breakwater.
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Etymology
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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"groyne" (noun) means an often wooden structure that projects from a coastline to prevent erosion, longshore drift etc.; a breakwater.