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MOLE
MOLE, a name given in the Mediterranean to a long pier, or artificial bulwark of masonry, extending obliquely across the entrance of a harbour, in order to break the force of the sea from the vessels which are anchored within.MOLE is also, although improperly, applied to, the harbour or haven, which is formed by the bulwark above described, which is then denominated the mole-head.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 197, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
http://southseas.nla.gov.au/refs/falc/0872.html