Definition of Groine
Groyne (?), n. [Obs.] See
Groin.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A (usually wooden) structure that projects from a coastline to prevent erosion, long shore drift etc.; a breakwater
*1993: Our assimilation into one another had been beautifully timed, with each little revelation of unpleasantness acting as a modest baffler, a groyne to our mutual inundation. Now all of this was going to be flooded, drenched in poisonous ichor. — Will Self, My Idea of Fun
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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