2007-07-05 11:16:19 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
If it is a rock wall that protects a harbour, it's called a breakwater. If it's a sock wall built out perpindicular to a beach to prevent the sand being carried away by the currents, it's called a groyne.
2007-07-07 06:33:36 · answer #1 · answered by AndrewG 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A jetty
2007-07-05 11:24:58 · answer #2 · answered by mickjack 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
some thing small would be a pier but a large concrete structure would be a seawall.
2007-07-05 11:33:57 · answer #3 · answered by amanda t 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A causeway, breakwater, jetty or promontory maybe?
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2007-07-05 11:32:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If its connecting two pieces of land, then its a causeway. Otherwise, its a pier :)
2007-07-05 11:20:32 · answer #5 · answered by LabMonkey 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a levee????? are you talking about the thing that's in the panama canal
2007-07-05 14:32:49 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
jetty
2007-07-05 11:24:46 · answer #7 · answered by JERSEY BOY ♠♥♦♣ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
seawall
2007-07-05 11:24:26 · answer #8 · answered by blue_frog_gy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋