A groyne is a structure built at a right angle to the coastline and designed to stop sand from being washed away from the beach. Source: Humanities Alive Geography 2; C. Bedson, D.Cargeeg, S. Matthews.
Private Funeral Held For Steve Irwin. Bob Irwin, left, is embraced by a friend after reading a statement about the funeral arrangements for his son Steve Irwin at Australia Zoo, Beerwah, Australia, Thursday Sept. 7, 2006. AP Photo/Steve Holland. Comment.
Steve Irwin, the Australian television personality and environmentalist known as the crocodile hunter, was killed today by a stingray barb during a diving expedition on the Great Barrier Reef, police said.