10
groyne(noun, hindrance)
10
mole(noun, refuge, pier)
9
jetty(noun, refuge, barrier, dock, port)
9
pier(noun, refuge, dock, port, mole)
9
wharf(noun, dock, port, mole, storage)
8
bulwark
8
embankment(noun, refuge, barrier, dock, ridge)
8
groin
8
seawall(noun, jetty)
7
dock(noun, port, quay, wharf, pier)
6
barrier(noun, jetty)
6
harbor(noun, place, refuge, dock, port)
5
dam
5
levee(noun, embankment, jetty)
4
anchorage(noun, refuge, dock, port, wharf)
4
dike
4
haven(noun, refuge, dock, port, wharf)
4
port(noun, refuge, dock, wharf)
4
quay(noun, refuge, dock, port, wharf)
4
sea wall(noun, expression, idiom, hindrance, wall)
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