CEFR B1

seawall

noun

Meaning

seawall means a coastal defence in the form of a wall or an embankment. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses seawall to mean a coastal defence in the form of a wall or an embankment.
The teacher asked students to find seawall in the reading.

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seawall (B1)

noun

Definition

seawall means a coastal defence in the form of a wall or an embankment. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses seawall to mean a coastal defence in the form of a wall or an embankment.
The teacher asked students to find seawall in the reading.
Check the words around seawall to choose the right meaning.

How to Use seawall

a/the seawall (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a seawall."
seawall in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked seawall in context before translating it."

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