English to French Meaning of groyne - brise-lames


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Definitions of groyne in English
Noun(1) a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
Examples of groyne in English
(1) The draft includes plans for a new groyne between the port and Town Beach.(2) Up early, down to the beach or groyne for an hour or so fishing and then home to fresh fish for breakfast, could there be a better start to the day?(3) Previously, the Port Authority has come out in favour of an eastern breakwater rail option, which would see a rock groyne extended out into the ocean.(4) The giant waves smashed the groyne wall built in the 1970s and made of big blue metal boulders on the shore, tore down the fence, flooded the lawns and entered the Shore Temple.(5) The construction of groynes along the Ennore Expressway and the subsequent formation of beaches on the southern side have served as protection against tsunami, according to an ocean scientist in Chennai.(6) Four new groynes - timber planking walls running down the beach towards the water - will help trap sand and give greater protection to the base of the wall.(7) Today, there is a functioning, studied spot off the coast of Australia that, unlike groins , jetties or sand pumping, was deliberately created for surfing.(8) When a school passes beneath a pier or drifting boat, or within casting distance of a rock groin or favorite stretch of beach, every bait in its path gets picked up.(9) Some New Jersey communities built rock walls, called groins , perpendicular to the beach.(10) To prevent beaches from disappearing, landowners build rock walls called groins perpendicular to the coast.(11) The artist's work focuses on the seafront and includes the groynes , gulls, yachts, beach huts and other items that form estuary scenery.(12) Fishermen who don't have boats do well also from the Texas City Dike, the Lighted Pier at the end of the dike, and from beachfront rock groins or piers.(13) We're blowing all this money to build houses and ruin habitat with so-called beach renourishment and jetties, groins and seawalls.(14) She stood and walked down the groin to the beach, and intent on finishing her own run, ran in the same direction as Crane, towards the Nelson house at the top of the hill.(15) The installation of groynes , breakwaters, or protective sea walls has knock-on effects on the natural circulation of water and sediment in the near-shore environment.(16) The plan spends the bulk of its renourishment, artificial dunes, seawalls, groins and repairs to existing structures.
(1) growth rate ::
Taux de croissance
(2) population growth ::
la croissance de la population
(3) economic growth ::
croissance économique
(4) rapid growth ::
croissance rapide
(5) growth factor ::
facteur de croissance
(6) organic growth ::
croissance organique
(7) growth hormone ::
hormone de croissance
(8) sustainable growth ::
une croissance durable
(9) market growth ::
la croissance du marché
(10) exponential growth ::
croissance exponentielle
Synonyms
Noun
1. breakwater ::
digue
2. mole ::
Môle
3. groin ::
aine
4. seawall ::
seawall
5. jetty ::
jetée
6. bulwark ::
rempart
Different Forms
groyne, groynes
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