breakernoun [ C ]
uk/ˈbreɪ.kər/us/ˈbreɪ.kɚ/a wave moving towards the coast:
We swam out beyond the breakers.
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Waves
- break
- choppy
- comber
- crest
- heavy
- lap
- overfall
- ripple
- roller
- rough
- spume
- standing wave
- swell
- tidal wave
- tsunami
- wake
- wave
- white horses
- whitecaps
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