: a wall or embankment to protect the shore from erosion or to act as a breakwater
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Recently, other properties in the area that are next to bluffs have needed cliff stabilization projects or seawalls to prevent bluff failure.
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Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2025
The project entails the construction of a 2.2 km seawall, a 1.2 km bridge, and other infrastructure facilities needed to unload, store, and process LNG for delivery to customers in Dalin and surrounding areas.
—Yessar Rosendar, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Tacloban residents have criticized the fact that their new seawall is shorter than the storm surge from Yolanda.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 5 June 2025
This year, construction that began in August 2024 to replace seawalls along the Potomac River and part of the Tidal Basin could affect the viewing of some of the cherry trees.
—Nicole Brown Chau, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2025
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Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2025
The project entails the construction of a 2.2 km seawall, a 1.2 km bridge, and other infrastructure facilities needed to unload, store, and process LNG for delivery to customers in Dalin and surrounding areas.
—Yessar Rosendar, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Tacloban residents have criticized the fact that their new seawall is shorter than the storm surge from Yolanda.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 5 June 2025
This year, construction that began in August 2024 to replace seawalls along the Potomac River and part of the Tidal Basin could affect the viewing of some of the cherry trees.
—Nicole Brown Chau, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Seawall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seawall. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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seawall
noun
sea·wall
ˈsē-ˌwȯl 
: a wall or bank to prevent sea waves from wearing away the shore
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