: a wall or embankment to protect the shore from erosion or to act as a breakwater
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The City of Key West held an emergency meeting Friday and decided to close the outer 45 feet of the popular tourist spot to all traffic, including foot traffic, because inspectors found structural deterioration on parts of the seawall.
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David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2025
Rock revetments, seawalls and other hard structures built on the beach limit public access and can contribute to coastal erosion.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
About 5,000 federal employees, many of them military veterans, work for the Defense Logistics Agency in Pennsylvania.
Bridges, dams and seawalls
The Army Corps of Engineers has operated its district headquarters in Philadelphia since 1866.
—Todd Aagaard, The Conversation, 3 Apr. 2025
Shugart, the former submariner, said the barges could even potentially drop a ramp across seawalls or other obstacles onto a coastal road, allowing the PLA to send troops and equipment to shore.
—Yong Xiong, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025
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David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2025
Rock revetments, seawalls and other hard structures built on the beach limit public access and can contribute to coastal erosion.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
About 5,000 federal employees, many of them military veterans, work for the Defense Logistics Agency in Pennsylvania.
Bridges, dams and seawalls
The Army Corps of Engineers has operated its district headquarters in Philadelphia since 1866.
—Todd Aagaard, The Conversation, 3 Apr. 2025
Shugart, the former submariner, said the barges could even potentially drop a ramp across seawalls or other obstacles onto a coastal road, allowing the PLA to send troops and equipment to shore.
—Yong Xiong, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Seawall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seawall. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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seawall
noun
sea·wall
ˈsē-ˌwȯl 
: a wall or bank to prevent sea waves from wearing away the shore
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