breakwater
/หbษนeษชkหwษหtษ/IPA: /B R EY1 K W AO0 T ER0/
noun
- 1
A construction in or around a harbour designed to break the force of the sea and to provide shelter for vessels lying inside
- 2
A low bulkhead across the forecastle deck of a ship which diverts water breaking over the bows into the scuppers
- 3
On beaches: a wooden or concrete barrier, usually perpendicular to the shore, intended to prevent the movement of sand along a coast.
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