"groyne" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɡɹɔɪn/ Forms: groynes [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔɪn Etymology: From Middle English groyn (“snout”), from Old French groign, from Late Latin grunium, grunia, from Latin grunnire (“grunt like a pig”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|groyn|t=snout}} Middle English groyn (“snout”), {{der|en|fro|groign}} Old French groign, {{der|en|LL.|grunium}} Late Latin grunium, {{der|en|la|grunnire||grunt like a pig}} Latin grunnire (“grunt like a pig”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} groyne (plural groynes)
  1. An often wooden structure that projects from a coastline to prevent erosion, longshore drift etc.; a breakwater. Wikipedia link: groyne Categories (topical): Buildings and structures Synonyms: groin [US] Translations (structure to prevent erosion): буна (buna) [feminine] (Bulgarian), Buhn [feminine] (Central Franconian), Krepp [feminine] (Central Franconian), høfde [common-gender] (Danish), krib [common-gender] (Dutch), strandhoofd [neuter] (Dutch), buun (Estonian), suiste (Finnish), siipipato (Finnish), épi [masculine] (French), Buhne [feminine] (German), Kribbe [feminine] (German), Wellenbrecher [masculine] (German), Lahnung [feminine] (German), frangiflutti [masculine] (Italian), 水制 (mizusei) (alt: すいせい) (Japanese), 방사제 (bangsaje) (Korean), ostroga brzegowa [feminine] (Polish), полузапру́да (poluzaprúda) [feminine] (Russian), бу́на (búna) [feminine] (Russian), escollera [feminine] (Spanish), espigón [masculine] (Spanish), hövd [neuter] (Swedish), argor [masculine] (Welsh)

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