sea wall
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Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust has highlighted a failing tidal valve and crumbling sea wall which are letting salt water flood grazing marshland and wash away birds' nests and reed beds.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
The only railway line to the south-west of England has been partially shut until further notice after a sea wall next to it crumbled in a storm.
From BBC • Jan. 25, 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
They were among at least a dozen people watching swells from the sea wall.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2024
Only the occasional bleat of the gull gave me a picture of that bird, for I had heard and seen them many times around the sea wall in Willemstad.
From "The Cay" by Theodore Taylor
