seawall

Senso (Inglese)

A coastal defence in the form of a wall or an embankment.

Concetti

frangiflutti

scogliera

antemurale

gettata

frangionde

frangimare

diga frangiflutti

sinonimi

breakwater

bulwark

jetty

mole

groin

groyne

coastal levee

sea wall

sea bank

sea embankment

sea-wall

tide embankment

sea dyke

digue

dike

levee

pier

Traduzioni

digue

Deich

zeedijk

dique

espigó

Damm

aine

brise-lames

engonal

mole

taupe

embarcadère

zeewering

molhe

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: se-walle

Ereditato da inglese antico: sǣweall

In summary

From Middle English se-walle, from Old English sǣweall (“seawall”), equivalent to sea + wall.