groyne

British  

/ ɡrɔɪn /

noun

1. Also called: spur.   breakwater.  a wall or jetty built out from a riverbank or seashore to control erosion

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Etymology

Origin of groyne

C16: origin uncertain: perhaps altered from _groin

Example Sentences

The groyne replacement is part of a 17-year beach management scheme, which started in 2015, to help protect the coastline from flooding and erosion.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2023

After two or three ineffectual castings hither and thither it came to a stop, stood upright, with arms raised high, and then darted straight forward towards the groyne.

From Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by James, M. R. (Montague Rhodes)

Thus to build a groyne or a sea wall, to say to the sea in effect, "Thou hast taken so much, but thou shalt take no more," is hardly likely to produce any injurious result.

From Through East Anglia in a Motor Car by Vincent, J. E. (James Edmund)

Owing to the roughness of the sea, the steamer arrived late, after the sun had set, and it was a long time turning about before it reached the groyne.

From The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories by Garnett, Constance

With a quick, sudden heave the summer sea, calm and gleaming, runs a little way up the side of the groyne, and again retires.

From Nature Near London by Jefferies, Richard