groyne

Senso (Inglese)

An often wooden structure that projects from a coastline to prevent erosion, longshore drift etc.; a breakwater.

Concetti

frangiflutti

inguine

molo

scogliera

antemurale

gettata

frangionde

frangimare

diga frangiflutti

frangionda

sinonimi

groin

jetty

breakwater

seawall

mole

bulwark

protecting mole

spur

sea wall

spur dike

sea dyke

wing dam

wooden breakwater

sea bank

groin, groyne

groin arch

sea embankment

barricade

coastal levee

barrier

dam

dike

levee

pier

Traduzioni

engonal

aine

krib

rompeolas

quebra-mar

Buhne

αχαμνά

brise-lames

jetée

talp

Leistengegend

Mole

Wellenbrecher

Leiste

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ɡɹɔɪn/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: groyn

In summary

From Middle English groyn (“snout”), from Old French groign, from Late Latin grunium, grunia, from Latin grunnire (“grunt like a pig”).