groinfield

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English

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Etymology

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From groin +‎ field.

Noun

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groinfield (plural groinfields)

  1. (marine engineering) A series of groins (rigid structure built perpendicularly along a waterway) built alongside each other.

References

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  • “Glossary of Shoreline Features”, in Virginia Institute of Marine Science‎[1] (PDF), 2017 August 2, archived from the original on 2023-12-19, pages 2-3
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