breakwater
pronunciation
How to pronounce breakwater in British English:
UK [ˈbreɪkwɔ:tə(r)]
How to pronounce breakwater in American English:
US [ˈbrekˌwɔtɚ, -ˌwɑtɚ]
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- Noun:
- a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
Word Origin
- breakwater (n.)
- 1721, from break (v.) + water (n.1).
Example
- 1. Over by the breakwater the sea is very high .
- 2. Experts also insist that the kamaishi breakwater was not a complete failure .
- 3. Lekeitio , spain : a man is toppled by huge waves as they hit a breakwater
- 4. A large ship swept away by the tsunami rammed into a breakwater in kesennuma city in miyagi prefecture .
- 5. Then assisted by gps they pumped sand inside the breakwater to carefully form the 16 fronds of the palm .