groyne

n. 丁坝, 防波堤 vt. 筑造防波堤

发音

/ɡɹɔɪn/

词形变化

groynes 复数 groynes

别名

groin

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An often wooden structure that projects from a coastline to prevent erosion, longshore drift etc.; a breakwater.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 6

mole groin jetty breakwater bulwark sea wall

上位词 1

barrier

相关短语

The Groyne

词源

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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