seawalls

plural of seawall

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for seawalls
Noun
  • Rip currents are typically more frequent and stronger in the vicinity of jetties, inlets, and piers.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Rock jetties can be deadly in such conditions, stay off the rocks.
    Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Despite the downgrade, the storm unleashed catastrophic damage—particularly in New Orleans, where storm surge overwhelmed levees and flooded more than 80% of the city.
    Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Several creeks north of Vallecito Reservoir in La Plata County rose rapidly on Saturday, breaking through levees and over riverbanks, as the remnants of Tropical Storm Priscilla moved over the region.
    Katie Langford, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Family, friends and spectators line the embankments, looking down from pedestrian bridges and the underpasses, holding up signs and cheering.
    George Caulkin, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Scruton and his team had a weekend to remove the trees, mud, dirt and embankments.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • While the new dikes are funded by the federal government, the extensive reforestation efforts are privately covered by a non-governmental organization.
    Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • But a lot of the dams are in bad shape.
    Katie Thornton, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Hydropower dams are highly suitable for floating solar projects but present engineering difficulties due to significant variations in water height.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Seawalls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seawalls. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.

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