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What is a seawall?

What is a seawall? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A coastal defence in the form of a wall or an embankment.
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A seawall had been erected with a broad flagged walk in front and a row of seats extending the length of the promenade.
At Galveston, at the storm's northern edge, waves smashed over the 17-foot seawall that guards the city from the gulf.
A seawall comprising coquina faced with granite to the high water mark protected the eastern fort walls from the tides of Matanzas Bay.
A seawall at Herrington was broached by the surge, destroying large sections of docks.
The pilot reported that he used his remaining airspeed to get over a seawall, stalled the airplane, and pancaked onto the runway.
The ports themselves aren't much more than quiet seawall tie-ups, and signage leading to a short stroll to town.

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