French: l’épi de SiafatoEnglish translation: groin of Siafato 
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| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | | French term or phrase: | l’épi de Siafato | | English translation: | groin of Siafato |
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Geography | | French term or phrase: l’épi de Siafato | | It's in Africa...can't find how to say it in English :( |
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| | groybe of Siafato | Explanation:
I think..
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Note added at 7 mins (2005-06-04 21:27:46 GMT)
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Sorry!!! groyne
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Note added at 7 mins (2005-06-04 21:28:06 GMT)
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FINAL CORRECTED: groyne of Siafato
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Note added at 9 mins (2005-06-04 21:29:29 GMT)
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or \"Siafato groyne\"...
.. extending from the Siafato groyne over a distance of 8 Km in the. same direction,
reveal that erosion is maximal and in progress. ...
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Note added at 10 mins (2005-06-04 21:30:23 GMT)
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www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=Siafato+&btnG=Search
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Note added at 11 mins (2005-06-04 21:32:07 GMT)
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www.wordreference.com/definition/groyne
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Note added at 13 mins (2005-06-04 21:33:15 GMT)
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A noun
1 breakwater, groin, groyne, mole, bulwark, seawall, jetty
** a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away **
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groyne
noun {C} (ALSO groin)
a low wall built out from the coast into the sea, to prevent the continual movement of the waves from removing parts of the land |
| Selected response from:
Zareh Darakjian Ph.D.
United States
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| groybe of Siafato
Explanation:
I think..
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Note added at 7 mins (2005-06-04 21:27:46 GMT)
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Sorry!!! groyne
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Note added at 7 mins (2005-06-04 21:28:06 GMT)
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FINAL CORRECTED: groyne of Siafato
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Note added at 9 mins (2005-06-04 21:29:29 GMT)
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or \"Siafato groyne\"...
.. extending from the Siafato groyne over a distance of 8 Km in the. same direction,
reveal that erosion is maximal and in progress. ...
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Note added at 10 mins (2005-06-04 21:30:23 GMT)
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www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=Siafato+&btnG=Search
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Note added at 11 mins (2005-06-04 21:32:07 GMT)
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www.wordreference.com/definition/groyne
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Note added at 13 mins (2005-06-04 21:33:15 GMT)
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A noun
1 breakwater, groin, groyne, mole, bulwark, seawall, jetty
** a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away **
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Note added at 15 mins (2005-06-04 21:35:42 GMT)
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groyne
noun {C} (ALSO groin)
a low wall built out from the coast into the sea, to prevent the continual movement of the waves from removing parts of the land
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