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▸ noun: (nautical) A low bulkhead across the forecastle deck of a ship which diverts water breaking over the bows into the scuppers.
▸ noun: (on beaches) A wooden or concrete barrier, usually perpendicular to the shore, intended to prevent the movement of sand along a coast.
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jetty,
seawall,
groyne,
bulwark,
groin,
mole,
breakwall,
waterbreak,
bulkhead,
harbor of refuge,
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