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breakwater
noun
break·wa·ter ˈbrāk-ˌwȯ-tər 
-ˌwä-
: an offshore structure (such as a wall) protecting a harbor or beach from the force of waves
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Centennial 5 also has a smaller amount of beach south of the breakwater. 
Alex Hulvalchick, Chicago Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022 In 1988 a visitor on the aquarium’s observation deck would have seen a lush kelp forest canopy stretching thick from the breakwater to Point Pinos in Pacific Grove, Calif., and beyond. Andrew Robinson, Scientific American, 21 July 2022 It was sold to a marina and later used as an anchor for a breakwater in the sediment, Jenner said. Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 12 July 2022 The property has three deeded buoys for mooring boats and a breakwater jetty with a private pier. Katherine Clarke, WSJ, 19 May 2022 Austin will discharge from the breakwater above the State Harbor. Sault Ste. Elizabeth Hosang, Detroit Free Press, 29 June 2022 One overhead shot toward the end, of a breakwater road slicing through the middle of a magnificent physical setting, is an absolute stunner. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 May 2022 The lighthouse, completed in 1935, sits 2,500 feet out along a breakwater made of steel decking, stones and concrete, according to the Ozaukee County website. Erik S. Hanley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2022 The Marine Exchange can direct them either to an area close to the Long Beach breakwater or down the coast off Huntington Beach. Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2021 See More
Alex Hulvalchick, Chicago Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022 In 1988 a visitor on the aquarium’s observation deck would have seen a lush kelp forest canopy stretching thick from the breakwater to Point Pinos in Pacific Grove, Calif., and beyond. Andrew Robinson, Scientific American, 21 July 2022 It was sold to a marina and later used as an anchor for a breakwater in the sediment, Jenner said. Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 12 July 2022 The property has three deeded buoys for mooring boats and a breakwater jetty with a private pier. Katherine Clarke, WSJ, 19 May 2022 Austin will discharge from the breakwater above the State Harbor. Sault Ste. Elizabeth Hosang, Detroit Free Press, 29 June 2022 One overhead shot toward the end, of a breakwater road slicing through the middle of a magnificent physical setting, is an absolute stunner. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 May 2022 The lighthouse, completed in 1935, sits 2,500 feet out along a breakwater made of steel decking, stones and concrete, according to the Ozaukee County website. Erik S. Hanley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2022 The Marine Exchange can direct them either to an area close to the Long Beach breakwater or down the coast off Huntington Beach. Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
circa 1769, in the meaning defined above
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