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1. (n.) breakwater
a barrier that breaks the force of waves, as before a harbor.
Etymology: (1715–25)
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1. (noun) breakwater, groin, groyne, mole, bulwark, seawall, jetty
a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
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1. (noun) breakwater
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
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Sense: a barrier to break the force of the waves.
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 Afrikaans: breekwater |
 Arabic: كاسر أمواج |
 Bulgarian: вълнолом |
 Brazilian: recife |
 Czech: vlnolam |
 German: der Wellenbrecher |
 Danish: dige; bølgebryder |
 Greek: κυματοθραύστης |
 Spanish: rompeolas, espigón |
 Estonian: lainemurdja |
 Farsi: موج شکن |
 Finnish: aallonmurtaja |
 French: brise-lames |
 Hebrew: שוֹבֵר גָלִים |
 Hindi: तरंग-रोध |
 Croatian: molo |
 Hungarian: hullámtörő gát |
 Indonesian: tanggul laut |
 Icelandic: brimbrjótur, hafnargarður |
 Italian: frangiflutti |
 Japanese: 防波堤 |
 Korean: 방파제 |
 Lithuanian: bangolaužis, molas |
 Latvian: mols; viļņlauzis |
 Malay: tembok ombak |
 Dutch: golfbreker |
 Norwegian: molo, bølgebryter |
 Polish: falochron |
 Persian: موج شکن |
 Pashto: څپه ماتونکی |
 Portuguese: paredão |
 Romanian: dig (de larg) |
 Russian: волнорез |
 Slovak: vlnolam |
 Slovenian: valolom |
 Serbian: lukobran |
 Swedish: vågbrytare |
 Thai: เขื่อนกันแรงน้ำ |
 Turkish: dalgakıran, mendirek |
 Taiwanese: 防波堤 |
 Ukrainian: хвилеріз; мол |
 Urdu: لہر توڑ ، بند پشتہ |
 Vietnamese: đê chắn sóng |
 Chinese: 防波堤 |
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