seabank

English

Etymology

From Middle English see-banke, se-banke, see banke, equivalent to sea +‎ bank.

Noun

seabank (plural seabanks)

1. A bank or mole to defend against the sea.
   • c. 1860, Charles Kingsley, The Fens:

     So strong is the barrier which these sea-borne sands oppose to the river-borne ooze, that as soon as a seabank is built — as the projectors of the Victoria County have built them — across any part of the estuary, the mud caught by it soon 'warps' the space within into firm and rich dry land.

   • 2009, Peter Murphy, The English Coast: A History and a Prospect, page 55:

     Typically, aerial photography of areas of seabanks shows a complex pattern of banks and counter-walls […]

2. The seashore.