seawalls

noun

plural of seawall
as in breakwaters

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  1. jetties
  2. levees
  3. embankments
  4. dikes
  5. dams
Noun
  • In August, sand erosion exposed a pair of jetties that were built decades ago to stop beach erosion and protect oceanfront homes near the entrance of Newport Harbor.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Low tide exposed the concrete and rock infrastructure — known as groins and jetties — used to shore up the beach a half-century ago.
    — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of jetties
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  • The state is pre-positioning more than 4 million sandbags, more than 50,000 feet of portable flood barriers and 400,000 tons of rock to repair levees.
    — Adrian Florido, NPR, 11 Oct. 2026
  • At 18 feet, low-lying rural areas outside the levees begin to flood.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of levees
Noun
  • Water began to flood the streets of Baja California Sur on Monday hours after residents boarded up homes and set up embankments as Hurricane Polo bore down on the peninsula Monday, threatening high winds, floods and mudslides.
    — Megan Janetsky, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026
  • How levees work Levees are earthen embankments positioned parallel to a river that effectively raise the height of the banks of the river to prevent overflow when the river swells.
    — Kaleigh Yost, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of embankments
Noun
  • Historical records indicate that dikes were deliberately breached during a military conflict, allowing the swollen Yellow River to inundate the city.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Like many inland dikes, the barrier in agricultural fields near the small town of Waddinxveen, east of The Hague, is made of peat that needs to be damp to be strong enough to hold back water.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of dikes
Noun
  • Its leading export is electricity, produced by hydropower dams.
    — Grant Peck, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Public Works is preparing for 24-hour operations, monitoring low-water crossings, dams, roadways, debris and traffic signals while staging barricades for potential road closures.
    — Jacob Beltran, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of dams
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