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retaining wall(noun, wall)
2
ridge(noun, guard, fortification, wall, bulwark)
2
riverside(noun, edge, land, side, soil)
2
sands(land, border, soil, bank, coast)
2
seabank(noun, edge, side, bank, margin)
2
seaboard(noun, edge, land, side, soil)
2
seacoast(land, border, soil, bank, coast)
2
seaport
2
seashore(land, soil, bank, grit, coast)
2
shingle(land, soil, bank, grit, coast)
2
shoreline(coast, beach, seashore)
2
shoulder
2
stack
2
stockade(noun, cover, position, block, bar)
2
strand(noun, edge, land, side, soil)
2
waterfront(noun, edge, land, side, soil)
2
waterside(land, border, soil, bank, grit)
2
wharf(noun, dock, port, mole, pier)
1
abutment
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alley
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