groinfield

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From groin +‎ field.

Noun

groinfield (plural groinfields)

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

References

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