: a wall or embankment to protect the shore from erosion or to act as a breakwater
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The original Corps plan for Charleston has a utilitarian vertical seawall that looked more like a concrete cage hemming the city in.
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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
Eventually, dozens of people crouched behind the seawall.
—Mike Baker, New York Times, 1 Nov. 2023
In addition to a new roof or impact windows, PACE could now cover elevating homes because of flood risk, fixing up a seawall and something long sought by Miami-Dade County — septic to sewer conversions.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2024
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
Eventually, dozens of people crouched behind the seawall.
—Mike Baker, New York Times, 1 Nov. 2023
In addition to a new roof or impact windows, PACE could now cover elevating homes because of flood risk, fixing up a seawall and something long sought by Miami-Dade County — septic to sewer conversions.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 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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