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seawall in British English (ˈsiːˌwɔːl) nouna wall or embankment built to prevent encroachment or erosion by the sea or to serve as a breakwater Derived forms seawalled (ˈseaˌwalled) adjective Examples of 'seawall' in a sentenceseawall We walked along to the seawall, from which we saw another, larger flock.You can sometimes spot them from a seawall.I went up on to the seawall.Wildlife reserves, seawall paths, an ancient forest, a flowery limestone wilderness.At the seawall water glugged; fell back swelling, levelled and came on.A lone fisherman on a seawall is silhouetted against the sunset.Stroll or cycle the seawall perimeter, or hop on the free shuttle bus.A power firm will now build a seawall and improve other tsunami defences.It is an easy walk along the concrete seawall that protects the sweeping shoreline. |