sea wall

NOUN

wall to hold out sea

Synonyms

WEAK

barrier breakwater dike embankment jetty sea cliff

Example Sentences

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Using the alias Sienna, the three teenagers had messaged Cashford and arranged to meet him by the sea wall.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

The storms that tore through Dawlish in 2014 prompted a five-phase project to build a new sea wall in the town, and a large rock shelter just down the line.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

He pointed out the newly elevated sea wall, which provided both a scenic walking path and a bulwark against coastal flooding.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

They were among at least a dozen people watching swells from the sea wall.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2024

Only the occasional bleat of the gull gave me a picture of that bird, for I had heard and seen them many times around the sea wall in Willemstad.

From "The Cay" by Theodore Taylor