Etymology

seawall

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Today it means: A coastal defence in the form of a wall or an embankment. Full definition →

Middle English se-walle ← Old English sǣweall
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  1. Old English · inherited fromsǣweall“seawall”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromse-walle
  3. English todayseawall

From Middle English se-walle, from Old English sǣweall (“seawall”), equivalent to sea + wall.

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