groyne

== English == === Alternative forms === groin (US) === Etymology === From Middle English groyn (“snout”), from Old French groign, from Late Latin grunium, grunia, from Latin grunnire (“grunt like a pig”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡɹɔɪn/ Rhymes: -ɔɪn Homophone: groin === Noun === groyne (plural groynes) An often wooden structure that projects from a coastline to prevent erosion, longshore drift etc.; a breakwater. ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Gonyer, Gorney, eryngo, reyong == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== groyne alternative form of groyn === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== groyne alternative form of groynen