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Word: Groyne
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 16th century: from dialect groin ‘snout’, from Old French groign, from late Latin grunium ‘pig's snout’, from Latin grunnire ‘to grunt’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɡrɔɪn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a low wall or sturdy barrier built out into the sea from a beach to check erosion and drifting.
Short Definition:low wall or barrier built out into sea from beach
Variant Forms:
- groin
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