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n. A barrier that protects a harbor or shore from the full impact of waves.

n. a construction in or around a harbour designed to break the force of the sea and to provide shelter for vessels lying inside

n. a low bulkhead across the forecastle deck of a ship which diverts water breaking over the bows into the scuppers

n. On beaches: a wooden or concrete barrier, usually perpendicular to the shore, intended to prevent the movement of sand along a coast.

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.

n. Any structure or contrivance, as a mole, mound, wall, or sunken hulk, serving to break the force of waves and protect a harbor or anything exposed to the force of the waves.

v. show the fins above the water while swimming

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

""If you look out towards what you call the breakwater, you see all the edges right now with the rocks."

swim    barrier   

floating breakwater   

mole    framework    groyne    jetty    pier   

jetty    sea wall    causeway    pier    embankment    wharf    bastion    outcrop    lighthouse    anchorage