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Breakwater

Breakwater Meaning & Definition
Breakwater Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Breakwater?

[n] a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away

Synonyms | Synonyms for Breakwater: bulwark | groin | groyne | jetty | mole | seawall

Related Terms | Find terms related to Breakwater: abutment | anchorage | anchorage ground | arc-boutant | arch dam | backstop | bamboo curtain | bank | bar | barrage | barrier | basin | beam | bear-trap dam | beaver dam | berth | bill | boom | breastwork | brick wall | buffer | bulkhead | bulwark | buttress | buttress pier | buttressing | cape | chersonese | cofferdam | coral reef | dam | defense | delta | dike | ditch | dock | dockage | dockyard | dry dock | earthwork | embankment | fence | flying buttress | foreland | gate | gravity dam | groin | hanging buttress | harbor | harborage | haven | head | headland | hook | hydraulic-fill dam | iron curtain | jam | jetty | jutty | landing | landing place | landing stage | leaping weir | levee | logjam | marina | milldam | moat | mole | moorings | mound | mull | naze | ness | parapet | peninsula | pier | pier buttress | point | port | portcullis | promontory | protected anchorage | quay | rampart | reef | retaining wall | road | roadblock | roads | roadstead | rock-fill dam | sandspit | seaport | seawall | shipyard | shoulder | shutter dam | slip | spit | spur | stone wall | tongue | wall | weir | wharf | wicket dam | work

See Also | barrier

Breakwater In Webster's Dictionary

\Break"wa`ter\, n. Any structure or contrivance, as a mole, or a wall at the mouth of a harbor, to break the force of waves, and afford protection from their violence.

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