breakwater

Meaning

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. A low bulkhead across the forecastle deck of a ship which diverts water breaking over the bows into the scuppers.
3. A wooden or concrete barrier, usually perpendicular to the shore, intended to prevent the movement of sand along a coast.

Synonyms

jetty

seawall

mole

bulwark

groyne

groin

sea wall

embankment

dam

dike

digue

coast battery

fascine

levee

pier

starling

wharf

steep cliff

Translations

Wellenbrecher

brise-lames

rompeolas

κυματοθραύστης

frangiflutti

quebra-mar

Mole

golfbreker

breekwater

dalgakıran

jetée

digue

mole

Hafendamm

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbɹeɪkˌwɔːtə/

Etymology

From break + water. Compare Dutch breekwater (“breakwater”). Compare firebreak.