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/ˈbrākˌwôtər/,/-ˌwätər/,
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breakwaters, plural;
  1. A barrier built out into a body of water to protect a coast or harbor from the force of waves

  1. (breakwater) a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
  2. Breakwaters are structures constructed on coasts as part of coastal defence or to protect an anchorage from the effects of weather and longshore drift.
  3. (Breakwater (band)) Breakwater was a funk and soul American band from Philadelphia, formed in 1971. The band consisted of Gene Robinson, James Gee Jones, Linc 'Love' Gilmore, Steve Green, Vince Garnell, Greg Scott, John 'Dutch' Braddock, and Kae Williams, Jr.
  4. (Breakwater (Lennie Gallant album)) Breakwater is the debut album by Lennie Gallant, released in 1988 (see 1988 in music).
  5. (breakwater) 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; On beaches: a wooden or concrete barrier, ...
  6. (breakwater) A structure build to improve a harbor by sheltering it from waves.
  7. (Breakwater) A structure protecting a shore area, harbor, anchorage, or basin from waves.
  8. (breakwater) A barrier that protects a harbour from the full impact of waves.
  9. (BREAKWATER) A wall built around or within a harbour to reduce the force of the sea.
  10. (Breakwater) A barrier constructed off coastlines to protect vessels and prevent erosion of coastal areas. The erection of such structures has been proposed as an important climate change adaptation activity for reducing damages from rising sea levels.
  11. (Breakwater) A man-made structure extending seaward from the natural coastline which has an apparently continuous low-water line. Often constructed to affect the movement of water. A harborwork. Part of the coast line from which maritime zones are measured. Often contrasted with piers.
  12. (Breakwater) A structure built on the forecastle of a ship intended to divert water away from the forward superstructure or gun mounts.
  13. (Breakwater) A structure, usually built of rock or concrete, positioned a short distance from the shore, to deflect the force of incoming waves, and protect the shoreline.
  14. (Breakwater) Gary Zorko on Fotopedia
  15. (Breakwater) Plates fitted on a forward weather deck to form a V-shaped shield against water that shipped over the bow.
  16. (breakwater) An offshore barrier, sometimes connected with the shore at one or both ends, which breaks the force of waves and affords shelter from wave action to shipping and marine structures. It may be a natural formation or constructed of large loose rock, piling or concrete blocks.
  17. A harbour breakwater is used to prevent the roughness of the sea outside the harbour from affecting the waters within, and as a part of a ship's structure is used to divert a breaking sea.
  18. Breakwater means an off‑shore structure either floating or not which may or may not be connected to the shore, such structure being designated to absorb and/or reflect back into the water body the energy of the waves.
  19. Artificial structures constructed in the ocean to protect a shore from the action of ocean waves.*
  20. offshore coastal defence structures built of stone parallel to the coastline; they help absorb the energy of breaking waves. Deposition occurs in the calmer water created behind the breakwater.