sea wall
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On another nearby property overlooking an ancient sea wall, excavations revealed two stone quarries "one Roman and the other Phoenician", she said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026
HM Coastguard said the children were helped on Friday evening in Fleetwood after they got into difficulty in rough seas "a significant distance out from the sea wall".
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
The disastrous two-month closure in 2014 was caused not by a breach of the sea wall in Dawlish, but by a serious landslip down the line near the neighbouring coastal town of Teignmouth.
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2026
He pointed out the newly elevated sea wall, which provided both a scenic walking path and a bulwark against coastal flooding.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026
I carried them to the walk that runs along the shallow sea wall and ate.
From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin
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