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seawall

seawall noun: a coastal defence in the form of a wall or an embankment.

seawall: a coastal defence in the form of a wall or an embankment
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Noun

seawall (plural seawalls)

  1. A coastal defence in the form of a wall or an embankment.
    • The waves were dashing against the sea wall.

seawall meaning in Hindi

seawall in Hindi

coastal defence
समुद्री दीवार samudrī dīvār, समुद्रभित्ति samudrabhitti
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Dzongkha
མཚོ་རྩིག mtsho rtsig

Forms of seawall

pluralseawalls
alternative formsea wall

Origin of seawall

From Middle English se-walle, from Old English sǣweall (“seawall”), equivalent to sea + wall.

Words formed from seawall

Questions about seawall

What does seawall mean?
Seawall means a coastal defence in the form of a wall or an embankment.
What is seawall in Hindi?
Seawall in Hindi is समुद्री दीवार (samudrī dīvār), समुद्रभित्ति (samudrabhitti). See Seawall meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is seawall?
Seawall is a noun.
What is the plural of seawall?
The plural of seawall is seawalls.

Words near seawall in the dictionary

  1. Seavey
  2. Seaveys
  3. seaview
  4. seaviews
  5. Seaville
  6. seawall
  7. seawalled
  8. seawalls
  9. seawan
  10. seawans
  11. seawant

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