Difference between Breakwater and Groyne

BREAKWATER vs GROYNE: NOUN

On beaches: a wooden or concrete barrier, usually perpendicular to the shore, intended to prevent the movement of sand along a coast.
A low bulkhead across the forecastle deck of a ship which diverts water breaking over the bows into the scuppers
A construction in or around a harbour designed to break the force of the sea and to provide shelter for vessels lying inside
Any structure or contrivance, as a mole, mound, wall, or sunken hulk, serving to break the force of waves and protect a harbor or anything exposed to the force of the waves.
A barrier that protects a harbor or shore from the full impact of waves.
A protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away

A (usually wooden) structure that projects from a coastline to prevent erosion, longshore drift etc.; a breakwater
See groin.
An obsolete form of groin.
See groin, 3.
A protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away

Quay, Wharf, Dyke, Embankment, Levee, Dike, Dam, Causeway, Pier, Mole, Groin, Bulwark, Groyne, Seawall, Jetty

Bascule bridge, Berm, Wharf, Riprap, Slipway, Foreshore, Pier, Headland, Revetment, Groin, Mole, Bulwark, Seawall, Breakwater, Jetty

Quay, Wharf, Dyke, Embankment, Levee, Dike, Dam, Causeway, Pier, Mole, Groin, Bulwark, Groyne, Seawall, Jetty

Bascule bridge, Berm, Wharf, Riprap, Slipway, Foreshore, Pier, Headland, Revetment, Groin, Mole, Bulwark, Seawall, Breakwater, Jetty

Mooring to the breakwater, piers, or revetments is prohibited.
Maverick Square intersection stretching toward the Breakwater Market Place.
Hibernia Promise of Rock and Sea, Breakwater Books, St.
Selected stations guard the International of Eastport Breakwater.
Lewes Beach via the Junction and Breakwater Trail.
Night Out was held at Breakwater in Monona!
There, he could seek shelter behind the breakwater.
This record is a photograph of Rockland Breakwater Light Station, a historic lighthouse located at the end of Rockland Breakwater in Rockland Harbor, Maine.
LOCATION: PORT ST MARY BREAKWATERType: Rock fishing, breakwater fishing and harbour fishing Amenities: Free car parking near to the harbour and breakwater.
Stability, Sandbag breakwater, Configuration of structure, Pillow sandbag, Breakwater.

The aim of groyne spacing is to ensure that eddy currents occurring between adjacent groynes do not cause erosion of the river banks.
This was followed by construction of Manora breakwater, Keamari Groyne, the Napier Mole Bridge and the Native Jetty Bridge.
List with Movies, series and documentaries with Pili Groyne, Benoit Poelvoorde, catherine Deneuve and Yolande.
Since the groyne was removed monitoring of the spit has continued on a regular basis.
Case study: Turbulent flow and sediment distributions in a groyne field.