digue
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Noun
1. seawall, dyke, breakwater
Examples7
The bank secured the city from a flood.
There's danger that the levee will break. We have to evacuate immediately.
They strengthened the embankments to protect the village from flooding.
The breakwater had no effect against the tsunami.
They strengthened the dikes to protect the village against the flood.
I live near the dyke.