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seawalls

noun

plural of seawall

as in breakwaters

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Strong longshore currents can sweep swimmers and surfers into rip currents, piers, jetties and other hazardous areas.

— NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 19 June 2026
Much of the sand that comes down the Santa Ana River gets regularly dredged and hauled to the groin jetties in West Newport.

— Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 18 June 2026

Definition of jetties

Noun

In his view, its role is merely to maintain the levees for flood protection.

— Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2026
Maintaining urban wetlands can help reduce flooding, protect property and recharge groundwater more effectively and for less money than building and maintaining levees.

— Eric Palkovacs, The Conversation, 25 June 2026

Definition of levees

Noun

Riding mowers are not designed for wet conditions and are more likely to roll on embankments.

— Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 June 2026
Been there as communities have tried to tame the mighty waters with levees and embankments, and battled 100-pound invasive fish.

— Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 31 May 2026

Definition of embankments

Noun

City officials warned residents in the vicinity of the dikes to prepare to evacuate.

— Kansas City Public Library staff, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026
Constructing protective structures such as levees and dikes can help, as can preserving natural landscapes, such as wetlands and estuaries that can act as a natural sponge to absorb floodwaters, in and near the cities, Shao and her colleagues wrote.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 22 Apr. 2026

Definition of dikes

Noun

But that friendship was betrayed as settlers dried up the Gila with upstream dams and diversions.

— Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Other risks to metal production from El Nino include the potential for aluminum and zinc shortages caused by low water levels in hydroelectric dams in China’s southern Yunnan province.

— Tim Treadgold, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

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