Thesaurus results for SEAWALL

seawall

noun

as in breakwater

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Recent Examples of seawall The barge, carrying material from a seawall demolition, included a deckhouse and a construction crane that blocked the view ahead from the tugboat's pilothouse, which should have prompted Insua to have someone else on the boat act as a lookout, prosecutors alleged. —

Dennis Romero, NBC news, 1 Apr. 2026 With the National Park Service still in the midst of a three-year renovation project to shore up the basin’s aging seawall in time for this summer’s anniversary, parts of the basin are fenced off. —

ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026 At the back edge of a backyard, in a dead-end South Florida canal, Arthur Tiedeman is drilling holes into the face of a seawall his marine construction company recently installed. —

Nathan Rott, NPR, 17 Mar. 2026 Shared facilities include a pool, grilling and al fresco dining areas, and a seawall with ocean views. —

The Week Us, TheWeek, 9 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for seawall

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The city is also looking at water circulation around the pier, specifically how the breakwater changes the environment, Parry said.

— Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
The shark was apparently first found wedged in rocks by the breakwater at Salty Brine State Beach in Galilee, but then the shark freed itself and started swimming in circles.

— Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 18 May 2026