高こう潮ちょう堤てい

noun

storm surge barrier; seawall; tide embankment

A coastal defense structure designed to protect against storm surges and high tides. Often used in technical or disaster prevention contexts.

See also: 防潮堤

• 高こう潮ちょう堤ていがなければ、この町まちは台たい風ふうのたびに浸しん水すいしていただろう。

  Without the storm surge barrier, this town would have been flooded every time a typhoon hit.