Definitions for "Seawall"
Related Terms:
Groyne, Groin, Jetty , Breakwater, Mole, Sea stack, Fjord, Berm, Barrier beach, Barrier island, Shelf, Revetment, Trench, Fiord, Spit, Roadstead, Guyot, Cove, Headland, Backshore, Seamount, Tidal flat, Mudflat, Bay, Embayment, Longshore bar, Riprap, Retaining wall, Floodwall, Shore, Rip rap, Buttress, Cuspate foreland, Promontory, Oceanic ridge, Submarine canyon, Toe, Shoal, Coastal plain, Continental shelf, Coastal erosion, Sand bar, Abyssal plain, Slurry wall, Gabions, Tidal bore, Atoll, Gorge, Beach ridge, Pelagic zone
Solid near vertical coastal defence structure built parallel to the coastline, usually of concrete or masonry.
Solid barricade built at the water's edge to protect the shore and to prevent inland flooding.
A wall of stone, concrete, or other sturdy material, built along the shoreline to prevent erosion even by the strongest and highest of waves. See also riprap.
Barrier that prevents erosion and water damage when erected at a shoreline.
a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
a massive, stand alone structure built of placed or dumped stone, concrete, or steel sheetpile
a practical division between water and land that keeps waves from eroding your shoreline and washing your lawn away
a retaining structure that is subjected to earth pressure on one side and wave thrust on the other
a structure built along the shoreline parallel to the beach
a vertical or near-vertical type of shoreline armoring characterized by a smooth surface.
massive structure built along the shore to prevent erosion and damage by wave action.
A wall of riprap built on the landward side of a backshore zone in order to protect shore cliffs from erosion.
a wall or embankment to protect the shore from erosion or to act as a breakwater
A structure built along a portion of a coast primarily to prevent erosion and other damage by wave action. Generally more massive and capable of resisting greater wave forces than a bulkhead
A structure separating land and water areas, primarily designed to prevent erosion and other damage due to wave action. (See bulkhead).
A single-faced wall at the edge of a harbour.
A wall-like structure separating land and water areas primarily to prevent erosion and other damage by wave action. Seawalls are often installed to protect structures such as buildings or roads.
A vertical structure or partition, usually running parallel to the shoreline, for the purpose of retaining upland soils while providing protection from severe wave action. Seawalls are often concrete structures poured in place.
A seawall is a form of hard coastal defense constructed on the inland part of a coast to reduce the effects of strong waves and to defend the coast around a town or harbour from erosion. The walls can be sloping, vertical or curved to reflect wave power. The term is typically used to describe walls built on the land parallel to the coast, but may also apply to breakwaters and groynes which are built in the water.
The seawall in Vancouver, Canada is a stone wall that was constructed around the perimeter of Stanley Park to prevent the erosion of the park's foreshore. Colloquially, the term also denotes the pedestrian, bicycle, and roller blading pathway on the seawall, and which has been extended far outside the parameters of Stanley Park. It has become one of the most used features of the park by both local users and tourists.