groinfield

English

Alternative forms

• groin field

Etymology

From groin +‎ field.

Noun

groinfield (plural groinfields)

1. (engineering) A series of groins (rigid structure built perpendicularly along a waterway) built alongside each other.

References

• “Glossary of Shoreline Features”, in Virginia Institute of Marine Science‎ (PDF), 2017 August 2, archived from the original on 2023-12-19, pages 2-3