4
ditch
4
mole(noun, defense, refuge)
4
quay(noun, refuge, dock, port, wharf)
3
boom
3
breastwork(guard, fortification, wall, bulwark, rampart)
3
defense(noun, support, cover, guard, resistance)
3
dock(noun, port, wharf)
3
fence(noun, cover, position, block, bar)
3
fortification(noun, support, cover, position, block)
3
haven(noun, refuge, dock, port, wharf)
3
port(noun, refuge, dock, wharf)
3
roadstead(noun, refuge, dock, port, wharf)
3
sea wall(noun, expression, idiom, wall)
3
shore(noun, edge, land, side, bank)
2
anthill(pile, stack)
2
bank slope(expression, idiom)
2
barricade(noun, cover, position, block, bar)
2
battlement(defense, fortification, wall)
2
beach(noun, edge, land, side, soil)
2
buttress(noun, support, cover, position, guard)
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