seawall
C3669
concept
A seawall is a coastal defense structure built parallel to the shoreline to protect land and infrastructure from wave action, erosion, and storm surges.
All labels observed (12)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| breakwater | 20 |
| Delta Works structure | 13 |
| storm surge barrier | 13 |
| seawall canonical | 9 |
| coastal defense structure | 6 |
| sea wall | 6 |
| coastal defence structure | 3 |
| coastal protective structure | 2 |
| coastal dyke | 1 |
| coastal seawall | 1 |
| historic defensive seawall | 1 |
| sea defence structure | 1 |
Instances (66)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Richelieu’s seawall at La Rochelle | — |
| Plymouth Breakwater | breakwater |
| Hartelkering | storm surge barrier |
| Zandkreekdam | Delta Works structure |
| Dymchurch sea wall | sea wall |
| Stormvloedkering Hollandse IJssel | storm surge barrier |
|
Oosterscheldekering storm surge barrier
surface form:
Oosterscheldekering
|
storm surge barrier |
|
Maeslantkering movable storm surge barrier
surface form:
Maeslantkering
|
storm surge barrier |
| Veerse Gatdam | Delta Works structure |
| MOSE flood barrier system | storm surge barrier |
| Galveston Seawall | — |
| Oesterdam | storm surge barrier |
| Long Point Breakwater | breakwater |
| Maeslantkering | storm surge barrier |
| Dog Bar Breakwater | breakwater |
| Gloucester breakwater | breakwater |
| Haringvlietdam | storm surge barrier |
| Brouwersdam | Delta Works structure |
| Grevelingendam | Delta Works structure |
| Volkerakdam | Delta Works structure |
| Seattle Seawall | — |
| Saint Petersburg Dam | storm surge barrier |
|
East Pier
surface form:
East Pier (Port of Ramsgate)
|
breakwater |
| South Bull Wall | sea wall |
| Purton Hulks | coastal defence structure |
| North Bull Wall | sea wall |
| V-Wall breakwall | breakwater |
| Oyster Rock | coastal defense structure |
| Holyhead Breakwater | breakwater |
| The Battery (Charleston) | — |
| Kreekrakdam | Delta Works structure |
| Brixham Breakwater | breakwater |
| Philipsdam | storm surge barrier |
| Brouwers Dam | Delta Works structure |
| Hollandse IJssel storm surge barrier | storm surge barrier |
| Edgewater Drive seawall | — |
| Haringvliet sluices | Delta Works structure |
| Harrington Breakwall | coastal seawall |
| South Shields Pier | breakwater |
| Cathcart Tower | coastal defence structure |
| Oesterdam bridge | Delta Works structure |
| Los Angeles Breakwater | breakwater |
| Castello sul Mare | coastal defense structure |
|
South Pier
surface form:
South Pier, Newlyn
|
coastal protective structure |
|
North Pier
surface form:
North Pier (Newlyn)
|
sea defence structure |
| Hondsbossche Dunes | coastal defense structure |
| St Catherine’s Breakwater | breakwater |
| Malecón | — |
| Tynemouth Pier | breakwater |
| Saemangeum Seawall | — |