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单词 breakwater
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breakwater

Against the night sky was a darker shape, ghosting past the breakwater.The Night Watch ghosted past a few fishing boats and a rotting cabin cruiser, then nosed through the gap in the marina's breakwater.I picked it up and moved on toward the breakwater, stopping occasionally to turn over a stone or a clump of seaweed.
(noun) 
Suddenly a breakwater loomed up in front.
Synonyms
sea wall
spur
mole
jetty
Schooners are moored off wooden jetties.
groyne

Additional synonyms

in the sense of jetty
Definition
a structure built from a shore out into the water to protect a harbour
Schooners are moored off wooden jetties.
Synonyms
pier,
dock,
wharf,
mole,
quay,
breakwater,
groyne
in the sense of mole
Definition
a breakwater
Synonyms
breakwater,
dyke,
pier,
embankment,
jetty,
sea wall,
dike,
groyne

Nearby words of
breakwater

  • breaker
  • breakneck
  • breakthrough
  • breakwater
  • breast
  • breastbone
  • breath

Synonyms of 'breakwater'

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