GROYNE


Meaning of GROYNE in English

( US groin )

■ noun a low wall or barrier built out into the sea from a beach to check erosion and drifting.

Origin

C16: from dialect groin 'snout', from OFr. groign , from late L. grunium 'pig's snout'.

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