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Definition of breakwater in English: breakwaternoun ˈbreɪkwɔːtəˈbreɪkˌwɔdər A barrier built out into the sea to protect a coast or harbour from the force of waves. Example sentencesExamples - A series of huge breakwaters and floodgates has been built to protect major harbours and installations.
- The 1.1-acre site has access to a small bathing area and harbour enclosed by a concrete pier and a breakwater.
- A few yards away, the ocean waves slam against the breakwater.
- South of the palace is the breakwater guarding the Royal Harbour.
- In the 19th century the greatest engineering addition to the bay was the construction of Dun Laoghaire Harbour with its two-tiered breakwaters or piers and wonderful granite stonework.
- Big conger inhabit a number of environments, including deep water rock marks, harbours, jetties, piers, breakwaters and the odd sandy beach!
- The creation of a marina breakwater for Kirkwall Harbour has taken another step forward with the job now out to tender.
- He also calls for construction of new offshore breakwaters to dampen the waves' energy before they reach the shoreline, but some environmentalists say this tactic has only made matters worse in other situations.
- The installation of groynes, breakwaters, or protective sea walls has knock-on effects on the natural circulation of water and sediment in the near-shore environment.
- The harbor was a deep bite out of the city, probably a river mouth, protected by stone breakwaters at the mouth to the west.
- Out on the breakwater, fishermen wave to us as we roll by, and I wave back.
- All around our coastline we have estuaries, docks, harbours, marshes and breakwaters.
- During migration and winter, they inhabit rocky coasts, reefs, jetties, and breakwaters.
- On Sunday August 3rd a memorial to those victims was unveiled and blessed on the western breakwater in Dingle harbour.
- The proposed marina development at Blacksod will consist of a 50-berth facility protected by two rock armour breakwaters.
- Somewhere out of my sight in the darkness, waves crashed against the breakwater.
- These were solid stone, with an artificial breakwater surrounding the harbour.
- A fisherman was pulled to safety by quick acting fellow anglers on the harbour breakwater last night after a freak wave swept him and two others into the sea.
- Zack was throughly impressed by the waves crashing on the breakwater, but was disappointed at the paucity of good skipping stones.
- The breakwater tamed the waves and provided a safe bathing area.
Synonyms sea wall, barrier, embankment jetty, mole, groyne, pier
Definition of breakwater in US English: breakwaternounˈbreɪkˌwɔdərˈbrākˌwôdər A barrier built out into a body of water to protect a coast or harbor from the force of waves. Example sentencesExamples - He also calls for construction of new offshore breakwaters to dampen the waves' energy before they reach the shoreline, but some environmentalists say this tactic has only made matters worse in other situations.
- In the 19th century the greatest engineering addition to the bay was the construction of Dun Laoghaire Harbour with its two-tiered breakwaters or piers and wonderful granite stonework.
- The harbor was a deep bite out of the city, probably a river mouth, protected by stone breakwaters at the mouth to the west.
- All around our coastline we have estuaries, docks, harbours, marshes and breakwaters.
- During migration and winter, they inhabit rocky coasts, reefs, jetties, and breakwaters.
- The breakwater tamed the waves and provided a safe bathing area.
- These were solid stone, with an artificial breakwater surrounding the harbour.
- On Sunday August 3rd a memorial to those victims was unveiled and blessed on the western breakwater in Dingle harbour.
- Big conger inhabit a number of environments, including deep water rock marks, harbours, jetties, piers, breakwaters and the odd sandy beach!
- Out on the breakwater, fishermen wave to us as we roll by, and I wave back.
- The installation of groynes, breakwaters, or protective sea walls has knock-on effects on the natural circulation of water and sediment in the near-shore environment.
- A fisherman was pulled to safety by quick acting fellow anglers on the harbour breakwater last night after a freak wave swept him and two others into the sea.
- A few yards away, the ocean waves slam against the breakwater.
- The 1.1-acre site has access to a small bathing area and harbour enclosed by a concrete pier and a breakwater.
- The proposed marina development at Blacksod will consist of a 50-berth facility protected by two rock armour breakwaters.
- A series of huge breakwaters and floodgates has been built to protect major harbours and installations.
- South of the palace is the breakwater guarding the Royal Harbour.
- Somewhere out of my sight in the darkness, waves crashed against the breakwater.
- The creation of a marina breakwater for Kirkwall Harbour has taken another step forward with the job now out to tender.
- Zack was throughly impressed by the waves crashing on the breakwater, but was disappointed at the paucity of good skipping stones.
Synonyms sea wall, barrier, embankment
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