breakwater
Collocations
3ADJ.
huge, long, sandy
BREAKWATER + NOUN
ft, lido
PREP.
along, from, into, out, out
Definitions
noun
A construction in or around a harbour designed to break the force of the sea and to provide shelter for vessels lying inside.
[…]there is a channel, some three miles wide between the city and the mainland, and some mile and a half wide between it and the sandy breakwater called the Lido, which divides the lagoon from the Adriatic,
But there's a pier or breakwater runs out into the sea just here, which we could defend longer than anything else, like Horatius and his bridge.
A low bulkhead across the forecastle deck of a ship which diverts water breaking over the bows into the scuppers.
A wooden or concrete barrier, usually perpendicular to the shore, intended to prevent the movement of sand along a coast.
name
A suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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6[…]there is a channel, some three miles wide between the city and the mainland, and some mile and a half wide between it and the sandy breakwater called the Lido, which divides the lagoon from the Adr
WiktionaryBut there's a pier or breakwater runs out into the sea just here, which we could defend longer than anything else, like Horatius and his bridge.
WiktionaryUsing the countless tons of rock from the cliff-face, supplemented by much more from inland, they threw out a huge breakwater, 2,000 ft. long and 80 ft. high, roughly at right angles to the quay, so f
WiktionaryThe breakwater had no effect against the tsunami.
Tatoeba · #3547526A young couple were watching the sunset from the breakwater.
Tatoeba · #9149583A long breakwater was built, along with piers and docking terminals.
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