noun
- structures built out into the water to protect a harbor or shore from the force of waves
Usage: nautical; plural of breakwater
Examples
- The harbor was protected by massive stone breakwaters.
- Engineers designed new breakwaters to prevent coastal erosion.
- The old breakwaters needed repair after the storm.
- Ships could safely dock behind the concrete breakwaters.
- The town built breakwaters to protect the marina from rough seas.
- Waves crashed against the breakwaters during the hurricane.