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Definition of Breakwaters

Breakwater
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.

Meaning of Breakwaters from wikipedia

- referred to as groynes. Breakwaters reduce the intensity of wave action in ins**** waters and thereby provide safe harbourage. Breakwaters may also be small...
- Look up breakwater or break water in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Breakwater may refer to: Breakwater (structure), a structure for protecting a beach...
- Breakwater is a residential and industrial suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia, located on the Barwon River, 4 km south-south-east of the Geelong central...
- Breakwater is the debut album by Lennie Gallant, released in 1988. "Tales of the Phantom Ship", a song inspired by the Ghost Ship of Northumberland Strait...
- The Phoenix breakwaters were a set of reinforced concrete caissons built as part of the artificial Mulberry harbours that were ****embled as part of the...
- Breakwater is an American funk band from Philadelphia. The band released two albums: Breakwater in 1978, and Splashdown in 1980. The latter features the...
- Holyhead Breakwater is situated at the north-western end of Holyhead in Anglesey in Wales. The Victorian structure, which is 1.71 miles (2.75 km) long...
- 4.1486611°W / 50.3341611; -4.1486611 Plymouth Breakwater is a 1,560-metre (1,710 yd) stone breakwater protecting Plymouth Sound and the anchorages near...
- 800-foot (850 m) breakwaters were built in 1828. The breakwaters are now included in the National Harbor of Refuge and Delaware Breakwater Harbor Historic...
- Breakwater Resources was a mining company based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. On August 26, 2011 the company was acquired by Nyrstar. Breakwater operated...