How to pronounce mole

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What mole means

noun

Most people know mole in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.

A stone wall built out into the sea to shelter a harbor

In a sentence: Fishing boats rode safely behind the stone mole while waves crashed against its far side.

Where it comes from: It comes from a French word, from the Latin moles, meaning a mass or heap. It is a different word from mole, the digging animal.

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