"breakwater" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbɹeɪkˌwɔːtə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-breakwater.wav [US] Forms: breakwaters [plural]
Etymology: From break + water. Compare Dutch breekwater (“breakwater”). Etymology templates: {{com|en|break|water}} break + water, {{noncog|nl|breekwater|t=breakwater}} Dutch breekwater (“breakwater”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} breakwater (plural breakwaters)
  1. A construction in or around a harbour designed to break the force of the sea and to provide shelter for vessels lying inside. Categories (topical): Buildings and structures Translations (construction in or around a harbour): breekwater (Afrikaans), πρόχωσις (prókhōsis) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), ծովապատնեշ (covapatneš) (Armenian), вълноло́м (vǎlnolóm) [masculine] (Bulgarian), escullera [feminine] (Catalan), 防波堤 (fángbōdī) (Chinese Mandarin), vlnolam [masculine] (Czech), mole [common-gender] (Danish), bølgebryder [common-gender] (Danish), golfbreker [masculine] (Dutch), havenhoofd [neuter] (Dutch), havendam [common-gender] (Dutch), muul (Estonian), aallonmurtaja (Finnish), jetée [feminine] (French), brise-lames [masculine] (French), môle (French), crebaondas [masculine] (Galician), quebraondas [masculine] (Galician), Mole [feminine] (German), Wellenbrecher [masculine] (German), κυματοθραύστης (kymatothráfstis) [masculine] (Greek), שׁוֹבֵר גַּלִּים (shover galim) [masculine] (Hebrew), hullámtörő (Hungarian), ondegoruptilo (Ido), tonnchosc [masculine] (Irish), bábhún [masculine] (Irish), frangiflutti [masculine] (Italian), frangimare [masculine] (Italian), frangionde [masculine] (Italian), 防波堤 (bōhatei) (alt: ぼうはてい) (Japanese), ជញ្ជាំងការពារឆ្នេរសមុទ្រ (cʊəñceang kaa pie cneɛ sa’mot) (Khmer), 방파제 (bangpaje) (alt: 防波堤) (Korean), насип (nasip) [masculine] (Macedonian), rongoteka (Maori), caûchie [feminine] (Norman), bølgebryter [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), bølgebrytar [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), falochron [masculine] (Polish), quebra-mar [masculine] (Portuguese), esporão [masculine] (Portuguese), волноре́з (volnoréz) [masculine] (Russian), волноло́м (volnolóm) [masculine] (Russian), мол (mol) [masculine] (Russian), на́сыпь (násypʹ) [feminine] (Russian), doirlinn-fasgaidh [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), lukobran [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), vlnolam [masculine] (Slovak), rompeolas [masculine] (Spanish), espigón [masculine] (Spanish), vågbrytare [common-gender] (Swedish), pamasag-alon (Tagalog), хвилері́з (xvyleríz) [masculine] (Ukrainian), morglawdd [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-breakwater-en-noun-Rw-nj0Hu Disambiguation of Buildings and structures: 51 31 18 Categories (other): English exocentric verb-noun compounds Disambiguation of English exocentric verb-noun compounds: 35 28 37 Disambiguation of 'construction in or around a harbour': 92 4 5
  2. (nautical) A low bulkhead across the forecastle deck of a ship which diverts water breaking over the bows into the scuppers. Categories (topical): Nautical Translations (low bulkhead across the forecastle deck of a ship): bulbo [masculine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-breakwater-en-noun-8xQVrWj~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English exocentric verb-noun compounds Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 49 28 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 15 55 29 Disambiguation of English exocentric verb-noun compounds: 35 28 37 Topics: nautical, transport Disambiguation of 'low bulkhead across the forecastle deck of a ship': 2 95 3
  3. (on beaches) A wooden or concrete barrier, usually perpendicular to the shore, intended to prevent the movement of sand along a coast. Translations (beach barrier): 防波堤 (fángbōdī) (Chinese Mandarin), golfbreker (Dutch), brise-lames [masculine] (French), digue [feminine] (French), Buhne [feminine] (German), Wellenbrecher [masculine, plural, singular] (German), κυματοθραύστης (kymatothráfstis) [masculine] (Greek), diga foranea [feminine] (Italian), 방파제 (bangpaje) (Korean), ostroga brzegowa [feminine] (Polish), волноре́з (volnoréz) [masculine] (Russian), волноло́м (volnolóm) [masculine] (Russian), rompeolas (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-breakwater-en-noun-J~CCbFyz Categories (other): English exocentric verb-noun compounds Disambiguation of English exocentric verb-noun compounds: 35 28 37 Disambiguation of 'beach barrier': 9 6 85

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          "sense": "beach barrier",
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            "masculine"
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      "word": "вълноло́м"
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      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "construction in or around a harbour",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "escullera"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "sense": "construction in or around a harbour",
      "word": "防波堤"
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "vlnolam"
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      "code": "da",
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      "sense": "construction in or around a harbour",
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      "sense": "construction in or around a harbour",
      "word": "muul"
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      "sense": "construction in or around a harbour",
      "word": "aallonmurtaja"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "construction in or around a harbour",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "jetée"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "construction in or around a harbour",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "brise-lames"
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      "sense": "construction in or around a harbour",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "construction in or around a harbour",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "quebraondas"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "construction in or around a harbour",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Mole"
    },
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      "sense": "construction in or around a harbour",
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      "code": "ga",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "tonnchosc"
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      "code": "ga",
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      "sense": "construction in or around a harbour",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "bábhún"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "construction in or around a harbour",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "frangiflutti"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "construction in or around a harbour",
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      "code": "it",
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      "word": "防波堤"
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      "word": "ជញ្ជាំងការពារឆ្នេរសមុទ្រ"
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      "word": "насип"
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      "sense": "construction in or around a harbour",
      "word": "rongoteka"
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      "sense": "construction in or around a harbour",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "caûchie"
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      "code": "nb",
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      "code": "nn",
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "construction in or around a harbour",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "falochron"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "construction in or around a harbour",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "quebra-mar"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "construction in or around a harbour",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "esporão"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "sense": "construction in or around a harbour",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "волноре́з"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "volnolóm",
      "sense": "construction in or around a harbour",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "волноло́м"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "на́сыпь"
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      "code": "gd",
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      "sense": "construction in or around a harbour",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "doirlinn-fasgaidh"
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      "code": "sh",
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      "sense": "construction in or around a harbour",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "lukobran"
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      "code": "sk",
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      "sense": "construction in or around a harbour",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "vlnolam"
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    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "construction in or around a harbour",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "rompeolas"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "construction in or around a harbour",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "construction in or around a harbour",
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      "word": "vågbrytare"
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      "code": "tl",
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      "sense": "construction in or around a harbour",
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      "lang": "Ukrainian",
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      "sense": "construction in or around a harbour",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "хвилері́з"
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      "code": "cy",
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      "code": "it",
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "fángbōdī",
      "sense": "beach barrier",
      "word": "防波堤"
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "beach barrier",
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "beach barrier",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "brise-lames"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "beach barrier",
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "beach barrier",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Buhne"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
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      "code": "el",
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      "roman": "kymatothráfstis",
      "sense": "beach barrier",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "beach barrier",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "diga foranea"
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      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "bangpaje",
      "sense": "beach barrier",
      "word": "방파제"
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "beach barrier",
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      "word": "ostroga brzegowa"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "word": "волноре́з"
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      "sense": "beach barrier",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "волноло́м"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "beach barrier",
      "word": "rompeolas"
    }
  ],
  "word": "breakwater"
}

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