: 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 WebThe snails appeared to be the main reason that Trump was blocked from building a seawall on the resort in 2016, the New York Times reported.—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 4 Apr. 2024 Short-term fixes of coastal erosion by putting up seawalls and piling boulders to try and keep the ocean away from infrastructures continue to be a problem, Surfrider officials say.—Laylan Connelly, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024 The original Corps plan for Charleston has a utilitarian vertical seawall that looked more like a concrete cage hemming the city in.—Bill Kearney, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2024 Waves on Friday, however, are expected to be small and flooding issues will likely be minimal, though high waters due to the recent rain could push water levels up over harbor seawalls and into streets.—Laylan Connelly, Orange County Register, 8 Feb. 2024 When the seawall project is complete, the park service will plant 274 new cherry blossom trees along with other species, adding to 455 trees in all.—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Mar. 2024 Molnar said plans include investment and growth in the marina with dock and seawall rehabilitation, more heated boat storage space, new and used boat brokerage and customer-centric technology.—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 22 Mar. 2024 The settlement of the seawalls and rising sea levels mean that water flows over portions of the seawalls twice a day during normal tidal conditions.—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2024 Del Mar residents have criticized plans for both the tunnel and the seawalls.—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2024
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