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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
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. [1913 Webster]From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
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.From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
breakwater n : a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away [syn: groin, groyne, mole, bulwark, seawall, jetty]From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
breakwater Αγγλικά n. κυματοθραύστηςFrom English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
breakwater n. 1 A construction in or around a harbour designed to break the force of the sea and to provide shelter for vessels lying inside. 2 (lb en nautical) A low bulkhead across the forecastle deck of a ship which diverts water breaking over the bows into the scuppers. 3 (lb en on beaches) A wooden or concrete barrier, usually perpendicular to the shore, intended to prevent the movement of sand along a coast.From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
breakwater n. 1 A construction in or around a harbour designed to break the force of the sea and to provide shelter for vessels lying inside. 2 (lb en nautical) A low bulkhead across the forecastle deck of a ship which diverts water breaking over the bows into the scuppers. 3 (lb en on beaches) A wooden or concrete barrier, usually perpendicular to the shore, intended to prevent the movement of sand along a coast.From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
breakwater n. 1 A construction in or around a harbour designed to break the force of the sea and to provide shelter for vessels lying inside. 2 (lb en nautical) A low bulkhead across the forecastle deck of a ship which diverts water breaking over the bows into the scuppers. 3 (lb en on beaches) A wooden or concrete barrier, usually perpendicular to the shore, intended to prevent the movement of sand along a coast.From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
breakwater n. 1 A construction in or around a harbour designed to break the force of the sea and to provide shelter for vessels lying inside. 2 (lb en nautical) A low bulkhead across the forecastle deck of a ship which diverts water breaking over the bows into the scuppers. 3 (lb en on beaches) A wooden or concrete barrier, usually perpendicular to the shore, intended to prevent the movement of sand along a coast.From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
breakwater Englanti n. aallonmurtajaFrom English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Breakwater /bɹˈeɪkwɔːtə/ الحاجزFrom English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
breakwater //ˈbɹeɪkˌwɔːtə//From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]вълноло́м construction in or around a harbour
breakwater /bɹˈeɪkwɔːtə/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]vlnolam
breakwater /bɹˈeɪkwɔːtə/ WellenbrecherFrom English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ][constr.] [naut.] see: breakwaters, jetty, floating breakwater, detached breakwater
breakwater //ˈbɹeɪkˌwɔːtə//From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]aallonmurtaja construction in or around a harbour
breakwater /bɹˈeɪkwɔːtə/ lukobran, lučki nasip, mol, valobranFrom English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
breakwater /bɹˈeɪkwɔːtə/ 1. móló 2. vágósarkantyú 3. cölöpgát 4. sarkantyú 5. kikötôgát 6. hullámtörô gátFrom English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-jpn ]
breakwater //ˈbɹeɪkˌwɔːtə//From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:eng-pol ]防波堤 construction in or around a harbour
breakwater /ˈbreɪkˌwɔ:tə/From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]falochron
breakwater //ˈbɹeɪkˌwɔːtə//From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]vågbrytare construction in or around a harbour
breakwater /bɹˈeɪkwɔːtə/ 1. dalgakıran.From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]/ˈbɹeɪˌkwɔtɝ/
108 Moby Thesaurus words for "breakwater": abutment, anchorage, anchorage ground, arc-boutant, arch dam, backstop, bamboo curtain, bank, bar, barrage, barrier, basin, beam, bear-trap dam, beaver dam, berth, bill, boom, breastwork, brick wall, buffer, bulkhead, bulwark, buttress, buttress pier, buttressing, cape, chersonese, cofferdam, coral reef, dam, defense, delta, dike, ditch, dock, dockage, dockyard, dry dock, earthwork, embankment, fence, flying buttress, foreland, gate, gravity dam, groin, hanging buttress, harbor, harborage, haven, head, headland, hook, hydraulic-fill dam, iron curtain, jam, jetty, jutty, landing, landing place, landing stage, leaping weir, levee, logjam, marina, milldam, moat, mole, moorings, mound, mull, naze, ness, parapet, peninsula, pier, pier buttress, point, port, portcullis, promontory, protected anchorage, quay, rampart, reef, retaining wall, road, roadblock, roads, roadstead, rock-fill dam, sandspit, seaport, seawall, shipyard, shoulder, shutter dam, slip, spit, spur, stone wall, tongue, wall, weir, wharf, wicket dam, workFrom Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
n. 防波堤;From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
n. 防波堤