noun
definition
A coastal defence in the form of a wall or an embankment.
Examples of seawall in a Sentence
The great seawall of Brighton continues along the front at Hove, forming a pleasant promenade.
Rapid loss of beach volume necessitated the building of a seawall founded on the backshore gravel beach berm to protect the town/village in 1830.
On the near side, the seawall makes an elbow crooked inversely, and its end too has a lighthouse.
Even the short stretch of seawall does not appear to have promoted problems of beach drawdown.
From Huisduinen to Nieuwediep the dunes are replaced by the famous Helder seawall.
There are two piers, and a parade along the seawall; and the sea-bathing is good.