seawall

noun

sea·​wall ˈsē-ˌwȯl 

: a wall or embankment to protect the shore from erosion or to act as a breakwater

Examples of seawall in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The pilots of an Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 were blamed for crashing into a seawall in 2013, sending their jet cartwheeling down a runway in San Francisco, killing three people and injuring 187 others. — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026

Julio was planning a trip back to Havana soon, so the surviving brothers could spread their sister’s ashes over the Malecón, the 5-mile famous seawall that lines the Capital. — Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026

Days of intense waves fueled by Hurricane Marie far away in the Pacific left several sections of the boardwalk destroyed after massive swells swallowed protective sand berms and slammed through the seawall. — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Buehler said the high surf continuously chipped away at the seawall next to her neighborhood, pushing sand and water into the street. — Luzdelia Caballero, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for seawall

• aldol
• armhole
• atoll
• awol
• backhaul
• banal
• baseball
• befall
• cabal
• catchall
• cecal
• centrale

Kids Definition

seawall

noun

sea·​wall ˈsē-ˌwȯl 

: a wall or bank to prevent sea waves from wearing away the shore