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Synonyms for sea wall

Most common

mole groin US jetty bulwark breakwater

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A coastal defence in the form of a wall or an embankment.

    The waves were dashing against the sea wall.

Related words

Other spellings
seawall

Example sentences

  • mole The dead body was identified by a mole on the cheek.
  • groin Getting kicked in the groin is painful.
  • jetty A young couple were watching the sunset from the jetty.
  • bulwark Islam is a bulwark against gender ideology.
  • breakwater The breakwater had no effect against the tsunami.

By length

4 letters
mole1, dyke1
5 letters
groin1, jetty2
6 letters
groyne
7 letters
bulwark2
10 letters
breakwater3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (jetty2 = 2 syllables).