sea wall

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sea·wall also sea wall (s

wôl

)

An embankment to prevent erosion of a shoreline.

sea wall

a wall or embankment built to prevent encroachment or erosion by the sea or to serve as a breakwater

sea-walled adj

Translations

sea wall n → diga marittima

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