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groyne
/ ɡrɔɪn /
noun
- a wall or jetty built out from a riverbank or seashore to control erosion Also calledspurbreakwater
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Word History and Origins
Origin of groyne1
C16: origin uncertain: perhaps altered from groin
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Example Sentences
In the evening when the wind had dropped a little, they went out on the groyne to see the steamer come in.
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Corunna stands on a peninsula, having on one side the sea, and on the other the celebrated bay, generally called the Groyne.
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Our ancestors, who had good reason to know the place, called it The Groyne, but it would be pedantic to so call it now.
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Accordingly, packet boats were hired to ply between Falmouth and the Groyne.
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The Grunye is probably Coruna, called by sailors the Groyne.
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