Meaning seawall
What does seawall mean? Here you find 8 meanings of the word seawall. You can also add a definition of seawall yourself
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seawallA wall at the shore and parallel to it for protection against wave erosion
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seawallbarrier built to protect a beach or shoreline from erosion. Also called a bulkhead.
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seawall(n) a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
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seawallA vertical, wall-like coastal-engineering structure built parallel to the beach or duneline and usually located at the back of the beach or the seaward edge of the dune. Sediment
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seawallA solid structure, usually of masonry and earth, or tetrapods built along the coast to prevent erosion or encroachment by the sea. Ships cannot usually lie alongside a seawall.
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seawallA wall built parallel to a coast to protect it from wave erosion.
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seawall(1) A structure built along a portion of a coast primarily to prevent erosion and other damage by wave action. It retains earth against its shoreward face. (2) (SMP) A structure separating land and wa [..]
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seawalla wall or embankment to protect the shore from erosion or to act as a breakwater
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