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

Cortez blamed the city for not taking any permanent or lasting measures to prevent the ocean from spilling into the streets, such as putting in place a concrete barrier or reinforcing the seawall. — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026

Other recent changes include Vice Mayor Rhonda Anderson’s 2025 initiative to offer a 20% discount in city permit fees for eligible living seawall or modular retrofit panel installations. — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026

Traditional seawalls, often made of smooth concrete, can disrupt coastal ecosystems, so for her Living Seawalls project, Dafforn’s team invented textured habitat panels that transform urban shorelines into homes for marine plants and animals. — Michelle Wu, Time, 30 Sep. 2026

Multiple boats were washed ashore in Massachusetts, and the storm also raised concerns about coastal erosion as waves crashed into beaches and seawalls. — CBS News, 29 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