Groyne used in a sentence, 2 examples

Groyne in a sentence as a noun

Seems to me they're much the same as the riprap seawalls, jetties, and groynes you'd find down the shore in parts of the US.

The lack of jetties, detached/floating breakwaters, groynes and seawalls is going to cost them in the long run.

Groyne definitions

noun

a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away

See also: breakwater groin mole bulwark seawall jetty