Seawall

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-024959",
  "term": "Seawall",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definitions": [
    "1. A structure, often concrete or stone, built along a portion of a coast to prevent erosion and other damage by wave action; often it retains earth against its shoreward face; a seawall is typically more massive than (and therefore capable of resisting greater wave forces than) a bulkhead.\n\n2. Structure, often concrete or stone, built along a portion of a coast to prevent erosion and other damage by wave action; often it retains earth against its shoreward face; a seawall is typically more massive than (and therefore 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."
  ],
  "subject": [
    "Water",
    "Ecosystems"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Coastal Sensitivity to Sea-level Rise Glossary and Acronyms",
    "Coastal Sensitivity Glossary",
    "Federal Land Management in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/seawall/"
}