GROYNE


Meaning of GROYNE in English

( BrE ) (also groin NAmE , BrE ) / grɔɪn; NAmE / noun

a low wall built out into the sea to prevent it from washing away sand and stones from the beach

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WORD ORIGIN

late 16th cent.: from dialect groin snout, from Old French groign , from late Latin grunium pig's snout, from Latin grunnire to grunt.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.