Usage examples (27)

• A wrong right: the zebra crossing in Dulwich A sign on Frington beach in Essex which should say 'groyne'
• The problem was that rather than offer shelter from the wind the groyne was faciltating a sandstorm around the whole area.
• Unfortunately, this also reduces sand replenishment on the downdrift side, necessitating the construction of another groyne.
• The officer, always thinly clad (both through the state of his wardrobe and his dread of effeminate comfort), settled his bony shoulders against the rough stonework, and his...