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1. (n.) breaker
a person or thing that breaks.
2. breaker
a wave that breaks or dashes into foam.
3. breaker
a person indicating a wish to transmit a message on a CB radio, esp. on a channel already in use.
4. breaker
an implement used for breaking up rocks, soil, lumps of coal or ore, etc.
5. (n.) breaker
a small water cask for use in a boat.
Etymology: (1825–35; perh. alter. of Sp barrica; see barrel)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) breaker, ledgeman
a quarry worker who splits off blocks of stone
2. (noun) surf, breaker, breakers
waves breaking on the shore
3. (noun) circuit breaker, breaker
a device that trips like a switch and opens the circuit when overloaded
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Breaker
one who, or that which, breaks
2. (noun) Breaker
specifically: A machine for breaking rocks, or for breaking coal at the mines; also, the building in which such a machine is placed
3. (noun) Breaker
a small water cask
4. (noun) Breaker
a wave breaking into foam against the shore, or against a sand bank, or a rock or reef near the surface
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Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. Breaker
A wave in the process of losing energy where offshore energy loss is caused by wind action and nearshore energy loss is caused by the impact of the sea floor as the wave enters shallow (shoaling) water. Breakers either plunge, spill, or surge. See also breaker angle.
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Sense: a (large) wave which breaks on rocks or the beach.
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 Afrikaans: brander, golf |
 Arabic: موجه كبيره (تتكسر على الص |
 Bulgarian: голяма пенеста вълна |
 Brazilian: onda (de arrebentação) |
 Czech: příbojová vlna |
 German: der Brecher |
 Danish: styrtsø |
 Greek: μεγάλο κύμα που σπάει στα |
 Spanish: ola grande, cachón |
 Estonian: murdlaine |
 Farsi: موجی که به ساحل می خورد |
 Finnish: aallonmurtaja |
 French: brisant |
 Hebrew: גַל גָדוֹל |
 Hindi: तोड़ने वाला |
 Croatian: veliki val |
 Hungarian: kicsapó hullám |
 Indonesian: ombak |
 Icelandic: brim(alda) |
 Italian: frangente |
 Japanese: 砕け波 |
 Korean: 쇄파(碎波) |
 Lithuanian: lūžtanti banga |
 Latvian: liels vilnis; banga |
 Malay: menghempas |
 Dutch: breker |
 Norwegian: brottsjø |
 Polish: fala przybrzeżna |
 Persian: موجی که به ساحل می خورد |
 Pashto: هغه څپه چی ساحل ته ورځی |
 Portuguese: vagalhão |
 Romanian: talaz |
 Russian: бурун |
 Slovak: príboj |
 Slovenian: velik val |
 Serbian: onaj koji lomi |
 Swedish: bränning, brottsjö |
 Thai: คลื่นขนาดใหญ่ |
 Turkish: sahile/kıyıya çarpıp kırı |
 Taiwanese: 衝擊岸邊的碎浪 |
 Ukrainian: бурун |
 Urdu: چٹانوں سے ٹکرانے والی سمن |
 Vietnamese: sóng lớn vỗ bờ |
 Chinese: 碎浪 |
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