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Breakwater

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.

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

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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