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breakwater

Noun

∙ a construction in or around a harbour designed to break the force of the sea and to provide shelter for vessels lying inside
∙ a low bulkhead across the forecastle deck of a ship which diverts water breaking over the bows into the scuppers nautical
∙ On beaches: a wooden or concrete barrier, usually perpendicular to the shore, intended to prevent the movement of sand along a coast.

BABYLON ENGLISH
breakwater n.
pier, quay; barrier which breaks the force of waves

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
breakwater
breakwater
\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
n : a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away [syn: groin, groyne, mole, bulwark, seawall, jetty]

WORDNET 2.0
breakwater
Noun
1. a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
(synonym) groin, groyne, mole, bulwark, seawall, jetty
(hypernym) barrier

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Breakwater
Breakwater may refer to:
Breakwater (structure), a structure for protecting a beach or harbourBreakwater, Victoria, a suburb of Geelong, Victoria, AustraliaBreakwater (band), a funk and soul band from the 1970sBreakwater (album), a 1988 album by Lennie GallantBreakwater Islands, Nunavut, CanadaBreakwater School, a Portland, Maine, pre-school and elementary school founded in 1956, a United States Navy patrol vessel, minesweeper, and tug in commission from 1917 to 1920Breaking the water or water breaking, a term for rupture of membranesThe Breakwater, an alternative name for the 1670 painting Storm Off a Sea Coast by Jacob van Ruisdael
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WIKTIONARY - Yabla

breakwater

Noun

∙ a construction in or around a harbour designed to break the force of the sea and to provide shelter for vessels lying inside
∙ a low bulkhead across the forecastle deck of a ship which diverts water breaking over the bows into the scuppers nautical
∙ On beaches: a wooden or concrete barrier, usually perpendicular to the shore, intended to prevent the movement of sand along a coast.

BABYLON ENGLISH
breakwater n.
pier, quay; barrier which breaks the force of waves

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
breakwater
breakwater
\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
n : a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away [syn: groin, groyne, mole, bulwark, seawall, jetty]

WORDNET 2.0
breakwater
Noun
1. a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
(synonym) groin, groyne, mole, bulwark, seawall, jetty
(hypernym) barrier

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Breakwater
Breakwater may refer to:
Breakwater (structure), a structure for protecting a beach or harbourBreakwater, Victoria, a suburb of Geelong, Victoria, AustraliaBreakwater (band), a funk and soul band from the 1970sBreakwater (album), a 1988 album by Lennie GallantBreakwater Islands, Nunavut, CanadaBreakwater School, a Portland, Maine, pre-school and elementary school founded in 1956, a United States Navy patrol vessel, minesweeper, and tug in commission from 1917 to 1920Breaking the water or water breaking, a term for rupture of membranesThe Breakwater, an alternative name for the 1670 painting Storm Off a Sea Coast by Jacob van Ruisdael
See more at Wikipedia.org...

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