breakwater

[ breyk-waw-ter, -wot-er ]

/ ˈbreɪkˌwɔ tər, -ˌwɒt ər /

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noun

a barrier that breaks the force of waves, as before a harbor.

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Origin of breakwater

First recorded in 1715–25; break + water

Words nearby breakwater

break the record, breakthrough, breaktime, breakup, break-up value, breakwater, breakweather, break wind, break with, bream, breast

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How to use breakwater in a sentence

At the very least, people close to the coast are advised to “move out of the water, off the beach, and away from harbors, marinas, breakwaters, bays and inlets.”
The West Coast is under a tsunami advisory. Here’s what that means.|Rachel Feltman|January 15, 2022|Popular-Science
You can also see the remains of the “gooseberry”—the artificial breakwater the Allies created off the beach.
D-Day Historian Craig Symonds Talks About History’s Most Amazing Invasion|Marc Wortman|June 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I would be very much obliged to you to say if Mr. Halse is to pay me for my past attendance at St. Ives about the breakwater.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick
The eddies beyond the breakwater were a light and delicate mauve and looked nervously alive.
Bella Donna|Robert Hichens

It is protected by a stupendous granite breakwater, costing many millions and affording a delightful promenade on a fine day.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car|Thomas D. Murphy
Still it is surprising what weather some of these little fellows make of it as they round the Breakwater.
Yachting Vol. 2|Various.
Suddenly above the breakwater appeared a black pyramid, growing bigger every moment; then another, then many.
Yachting Vol. 2|Various.

British Dictionary definitions for breakwater

breakwater

/ (ˈbreɪkˌwɔːtə) /

noun

Also called: mole a massive wall built out into the sea to protect a shore or harbour from the force of waves

another name for groyne

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Scientific definitions for breakwater

breakwater

[ brāk′wô′tər ]

An offshore barrier, such as a jetty, that protects a harbor or shore from the full impact of waves.

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