: a wall or embankment to protect the shore from erosion or to act as a breakwater
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Afterward, Mullis flung the car seat and Alijah's body toward the other side of the seawall to get rid of all the evidence.
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Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 24 Sep. 2024
Indeed, most Caribbean nations are surrounded by a colorful patchwork of coral reefs, communities of living animals that function together as natural seawalls.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 2 July 2024
The city says fixing and raising all private seawalls would not move Jefferson Chalmers out of the designation.
—Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press, 16 Oct. 2024
Some communities have begun taking measures to protect themselves.
City Council members in the town of St. Petersburg recently approved a $1.6 million construction project to rebuild deteriorating seawalls in the Riviera Bay neighborhood, although the project comes too late for Hurricane Milton.
—Chelsea Harvey, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2024
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Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 24 Sep. 2024
Indeed, most Caribbean nations are surrounded by a colorful patchwork of coral reefs, communities of living animals that function together as natural seawalls.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 2 July 2024
The city says fixing and raising all private seawalls would not move Jefferson Chalmers out of the designation.
—Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press, 16 Oct. 2024
Some communities have begun taking measures to protect themselves.
City Council members in the town of St. Petersburg recently approved a $1.6 million construction project to rebuild deteriorating seawalls in the Riviera Bay neighborhood, although the project comes too late for Hurricane Milton.
—Chelsea Harvey, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2024
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seawall
noun
sea·wall
ˈsē-ˌwȯl 
: a wall or bank to prevent sea waves from wearing away the shore
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