groyne

Meaning of groyne

noun

An often wooden structure that projects from a coastline to prevent erosion, longshore drift etc.; a breakwater.

Information about groyne

It is a name.
The plural form of groyne is: groynes.
Languages in which groyne is used:
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- English

Hyphenation of groyne

groyne

It consists of 1 syllables and 6 chars.
groyne is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

groyne synonyms

Meaning breakwater:

breakwater, groin, mole, bulwark, seawall, jetty

Translation of groyne

French: aine
Spanish: ingle
German: Leiste
Italian: inguine
Portuguese: virilha

Anagrams of groyne

eryngo, Geryon, geryon, Yorgen

Words that rhyme with groyne

Boyne, boyne, gascoyne, Doyne, foyne, Burgoyne, burgoyne, vergoyne, cloyne, esloyne, Lemoyne, ginsenoyne, proyne, royne, essoyne

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