groyne

/ɡɹɔɪn/

groyne noun: an often wooden structure that projects from a coastline to prevent erosion, longshore drift etc.; a breakwater.

Noun

groyne (plural groynes)

An often wooden structure that projects from a coastline to prevent erosion, longshore drift etc.; a breakwater.
- Old rail and timber groynes will be erected along the beach to trap shingle moved by coastwise drift, and to rebuild the protection to the toe of the embankment.1959 May, “Notes and News: Reconstruction of Sea Wall near Abergele”, in Railway Magazine, page 359
- Our assimilation into one another had been beautifully timed, with each little revelation of unpleasantness acting as a modest baffler, a groyne to our mutual inundation. Now all of this was going to be flooded, drenched in poisonous ichor.1993, Will Self, My Idea of Fun

கடற்றடுப்பணை, திரைமுறி, கடல் அரிப்பு தடுப்பான், கொண்பணை, குறுக்குக் கரை, கொம்பணை

plural	groynes
alternative form	groin

From Middle English groyn (“snout”), from Old French groign, from Late Latin grunium, grunia, from Latin grunnire (“grunt like a pig”).

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What does groyne mean?: Groyne means an often wooden structure that projects from a coastline to prevent erosion, longshore drift etc.; a breakwater.
What is groyne in Tamil?: Groyne in Tamil is கடற்றடுப்பணை, திரைமுறி, கடல் அரிப்பு தடுப்பான். See Groyne meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is groyne?: Groyne is a noun.
How do you pronounce groyne?: Groyne is pronounced /ɡɹɔɪn/.
What is the plural of groyne?: The plural of groyne is groynes.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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