<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">groins</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>wing dams</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>jetties</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>erosion protection works</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>groyne</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>groin</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Long, narrow, permeable or impermeable protective structures built out from a seashore to check or increase erosion. For similar structures located along a river or stream bank, use "wing dams"; when such structures are built to control shoaling, use "jetties (erosion protection works)." ]]></note></mads>