groyne
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- groin (US)
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English groyn (“snout”), from Old French groign, from Late Latin grunium, grunia, from Latin grunnire (“grunt like a pig”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
groyne (plural groynes)
- An often wooden structure that projects from a coastline to prevent erosion, longshore drift etc.; a breakwater.
- 1993, Will Self, My Idea of Fun:
- Our assimilation into one another had been beautifully timed, with each little revelation of unpleasantness acting as a modest baffler, a groyne to our mutual inundation. Now all of this was going to be flooded, drenched in poisonous ichor.
Translations[edit]
structure to prevent erosion
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Middle English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
groyne
- Alternative form of groyn
Etymology 2[edit]
Verb[edit]
groyne
- Alternative form of groynen
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