Definition
breakwater
noun
- a barrier built out into the water to protect a harbor or shore from the force of waves
Usage: nautical
Examples
- The breakwater protected the small fishing boats from the rough seas.
- Engineers designed a new breakwater to prevent coastal erosion.
- Waves crashed against the stone breakwater during the storm.
- The harbor was calm behind the massive concrete breakwater.
- Construction of the breakwater took three years to complete.
- Ships could safely dock once the breakwater was finished.