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break·wa·ter    Audio Help   [breyk-waw-ter, -wot-er] Pronunciation Key
–noun
a barrier that breaks the force of waves, as before a harbor.

[Origin: 1715–25; break + water]
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break·wa·ter    Audio Help   (brāk'wô'tər, -wŏt'ər)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   A barrier that protects a harbor or shore from the full impact of waves.

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breakwater

noun
a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away 

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ˈbreakwater noun
a barrier to break the force of the waves
Arabic: كاسر أمواج
Chinese (Traditional): 防浪堤,擋浪板
Czech: vlnolam
Danish: dige; bølgebryder
Dutch: golfbreker
Estonian: lainemurdja
Finnish: aallonmurtaja
French: brise-lames
German: der Wellenbrecher
Greek: κυματοθραύστης
Hungarian: hullámtörő gát
Icelandic: brimbrjótur, hafnargarður
Indonesian: tanggul laut
Italian: frangiflutti
Japanese: 防波堤
Korean: 방파제
Latvian: mols; viļņlauzis
Lithuanian: bangolaužis, molas
Norwegian: molo, bølgebryter
Polish: falochron
Portuguese (Brazil): quebra-mar
Portuguese (Portugal): paredão
Romanian: dig (de larg)
Russian: волнорез
Slovak: vlnolam
Slovenian: valolom
Spanish: rompeolas, espigón
Swedish: vågbrytare
Turkish: dalgakıran, mendirek
See also: break, break away, break down, break in(to), break loose, break off, break out, break out in, break the ice, break up, breakable, breakage, breakdown, breaker, breakneck, breakthrough, make a break for it

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The American Heritage Science Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
breakwater    Audio Help   (brāk'wô'tər)  Pronunciation Key 
An offshore barrier, such as a jetty, that protects a harbor or shore from the full impact of waves.

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Breakwater

Break"wa`ter\, n. Any structure or contrivance, as a mole, or a wall at the mouth of a harbor, to break the force of waves, and afford protection from their violence.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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