- groin
- волнорез, буна (устройство для предохранения береговой линии от эрозии и абразии и для накопления прибрежных отложений)
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English-Russian dictionary of geology. 2011.
groin
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groin — groin … Dictionnaire des rimes
groin — [ grwɛ̃ ] n. m. • gruing 1190; lat. pop. °grunnium, de grunnire → grogner ♦ Museau (du porc, du sanglier), et par ext. Museau tronqué et propre à fouir. Les porcs « enfonçaient en terre leur groin » (Flaubert). Extrémité du groin. ⇒ boutoir. ♢… … Encyclopédie Universelle
groin — 1590s, earlier grine (1530s), from M.E. grynde groin (c.1400), originally depression in the ground, from O.E. grynde abyss, perhaps also depression, hollow, from P.Gmc. *grundus (see GROUND (Cf. ground)). Altered 16c. by influence of loin or… … Etymology dictionary
Groin — Groin, n. [F. groin, fr. grogner to grunt, L. grunnire.] The snout of a swine. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gróin — / Groin A descendant of the royal line of Durin s Folk. An important figure in the royal genealogies of the Dwarves, Gróin was the grandson of Borin, the younger son of King Náin II, and so could claim direct descent from Durin the… … J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth glossary
groin — groin, groyne The groin is the part of the body between the belly and thigh; a groyne (AmE groin) is a low wall or timber framework built out from a sea shore to prevent beach erosion … Modern English usage
groin — GROIN. s. m. Museau de cochon. Les cochons foüillent avec leur groin. un groin de cochon … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Groin — Groin, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Groined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Groining}.] (Arch.) To fashion into groins; to build with groins. [1913 Webster] The hand that rounded Peter s dome, And groined the aisles of Christian Rome, Wrought in a sad sincerity.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Groin — Groin, v. i. [F. grogner to grunt, grumble.] To grunt to growl; to snarl; to murmur. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Bears that groined coatinually. Spenser. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Groin — Groin, n. [Icel. grein distinction, division, branch; akin to Sw. gren, branch, space between the legs, Icel. greina to distinguish, divide, Sw. grena to branch, straddle. Cf. {Grain} a branch.] 1. (Anat.) The line between the lower part of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
groin — [grɔın] n [Date: (14 19 centuries); : Old English; Origin: grynde valley ; influenced by groin animal s nose ] 1.) the place where the tops of your legs meet the front of your body 2.) a ↑groyne … Dictionary of contemporary English
