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Meaning of "breakwater" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BREAKWATER

breakwater  [ˈbreɪkˌwɔːtə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BREAKWATER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Breakwater is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BREAKWATER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of breakwater in the English dictionary

The definition of breakwater in the dictionary is Also called: mole. a massive wall built out into the sea to protect a shore or harbour from the force of waves.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BREAKWATER


backwater
ˈbækˌwɔːtə
blackwater
ˈblækˌwɔːtə
Bridgwater
ˈbrɪdʒˌwɔːtə
Derwentwater
ˈdɜːwəntˌwɔːtə
dishwater
ˈdɪʃˌwɔːtə
Drinkwater
ˈdrɪŋkˌwɔːtə
feedwater
ˈfiːdˌwɔːtə
floodwater
ˈflʌdˌwɔːtə
freshwater
ˈfrɛʃˌwɔːtə
jerkwater
ˈdʒɜːkˌwɔːtə
meltwater
ˈmɛltˌwɔːtə
pump-water
ˈpʌmpˌwɔːtə
rainwater
ˈreɪnˌwɔːtə
rockwater
ˈrɒkˌwɔːtə
saltwater
ˈsɔːltˌwɔːtə
shearwater
ˈʃɪəˌwɔːtə
sweetwater
ˈswiːtˌwɔːtə
tidewater
ˈtaɪdˌwɔːtə
Ullswater
ˈʌlzˌwɔːtə
wastewater
ˈweɪstˌwɔːtə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BREAKWATER

breakfast TV
breakfaster
breakfront
breaking
breaking and entering
breaking news
breaking plough
breaking point
breaking strain
breaking stress
breaking-up
breakneck
breakoff
breakout
breakpoint
breakthrough
breakthrough bleeding
breaktime
breakwall
bream

WORDS THAT END LIKE BREAKWATER

above the water
bath water
blood is thicker than water
bottled water
distilled water
drinking water
fresh water
Greater
head of water
holy water
in deep water
in hot water
like a fish out of water
mineral water
salt water
surface water
tap water
test the water
underwater
waste water
water

Synonyms and antonyms of breakwater in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BREAKWATER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «breakwater» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of breakwater
groyne · jetty · mole · sea wall · spur

Translation of «breakwater» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BREAKWATER

Find out the translation of breakwater to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of breakwater from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «breakwater» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

防波堤
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

rompeolas
570 millions of speakers

English

breakwater
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बांध
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كاسر الأمواج
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мол
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

quebra-mar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঊর্মিবেগনিবারণার্থ বাঁধ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

brise-lames
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pemecah air
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wellenbrecher
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

防波堤
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

방파제
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Breakwater
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đê chận sóng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சுவருள்ள
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ब्रेक वॉटर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dalgakıran
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

frangiflutti
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

falochron
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мовляв
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dig
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κυματοθραύστης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

golfbreker
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vågbrytare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

molo
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of breakwater

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BREAKWATER»

The term «breakwater» is quite widely used and occupies the 54.646 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BREAKWATER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «breakwater» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «breakwater» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about breakwater

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BREAKWATER»

Discover the use of breakwater in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to breakwater and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Breakwater
Suicide? Quinn is doubtful. Investigating on her own, she soon discovers that someone is following her every move. Huck McCabe claims he's a bodyguard at Breakwater, a high-security compound near Quinn's cottage.
Carla Neggers, 2012
2
Beyond the Breakwater
"Three women, one tumultuous summer, and a lifetime of changes" --P. [4] of cover.
Radclyffe, 2004
3
Breakwater
It follows the moving story of a young woman and the baby she didn't plan, an older woman and the daughter she might lose, and the accidents of life that bring them together.
Kate Duignan, 2001
4
The Breakwater House
This novel by Scotiabank Giller Prize nominee Pascale Quiviger is about the bonds of friendship; the ties between mothers and daughters; the act of creation itself.
Pascale Quiviger, 2010
5
Beyond the breakwater: stories, 1948-1998
Beyond the Breakwater brings together twenty-six outstanding short stories spanning half a century by an acclaimed master of the genre, O.E. Middleton.
Osman Edward Middleton, Lawrence Jones, 2008
6
Breakwater: Poems
Collects poems that reflect on how life can reach a fine, beautiful, and intelligent point.
Catharine Savage Brosman, 2009
7
King Harbor, Redondo Beach, California, Breakwater Stability ...
A hydraulic model investigation of proposed breakwater modifications to King Harbor, Redondo Beach, California, was conducted at a geometrically undistorted scale of 1:35, model to prototype.
Ernest R. Smith, Willie G. Dubose, Robert D. Carver, 1990
8
Reliability of rubble-mound breakwater stability models
Designing rubble-mound breakwaters to withstand the forces of wave action in such a way as to obtain safe and economical structures is difficult.
Robert Y. Hudson, 1975
9
Advances in Coastal Structure Design
Numerous other design formulae have been developed by other researchers, including various breakwater design concepts, but none have achieved the widespread acceptance of the Hudson and van der Meer equations. Physical Models of ...
Ram K. Mohan, Orville Magoon, Mark Pirrello, 2003
10
Coastlines, Structures and Breakwaters: Proceedings of the ...
In August 1996, a 915-m long prefabricated modular concrete unit submerged breakwater was deployed 70 m to 80 m offshore of the City of Vero Beach, Florida. The design of this narrow-crested submerged breakwater, installed as an  ...
N. W. H. Allsop, Institution of Civil Engineers (Great Britain), 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BREAKWATER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term breakwater is used in the context of the following news items.
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Breakwater: A Mini Dock & Dine In Stonington Harbor
On May 21, he opened Breakwater, which he describes as a mini Dock & Dine, in Stonington Harbor. The restaurant occupies the space most ... «Hartford Courant, Jul 15»
2
Commissioners back Cowes outer breakwater project despite …
COWES harbour commissioners have unanimously backed plans to go ahead with the £7.5m outer breakwater project despite concerns about ... «Isle of Wight County Press, Jul 15»
3
Skuld in Durban warning
Last October Eastern Pacific Shipping's 48,000-dwt tanker Pacific Quartz (built 2011) touched bottom near the north breakwater. The tanker ... «TradeWinds, Jul 15»
4
Photos of the Day: July 6
Heavy rains and high waves brought by a typhoon, locally named Egay, crash along a breakwater along Manila Bay in the Philippines. Romeo ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
5
Calendar of events for July 7-13
The Bandshell Concert Series presents Breakwater, a funk and soul band, at 7 p.m. at the City Park Bandshell, 1251 Hill Road. Saturday. «Reading Eagle, Jul 15»
6
Perumathura bridge nearing completion
The breakwater tourism at Muthalapozhi will also be easily connected with the Perumathura bridge. The officials said that once work on ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
7
The ENSCO- 107 jack up rig has been drilling off the Taranaki coast
People won't be on able to go on board, but it will be easily seen from Ngamotu Beach and the lee breakwater. The drilling programme has ... «Taranaki Daily News, Jul 15»
8
Ribbon-cutting for Bellingham's newest trail
“ASB”* Trail runs for about a third of a mile, stretching from an area near Squalicum Harbor to the ASB breakwater, formerly owned by Georgia ... «KGMI, Jul 15»
9
Hurry, scurry from storm's fury
MANILA • A boy getting the drenching of his life as heavy rain and high waves whipped by tropical storm Linfa crash along a breakwater in ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
10
Broken bell in Plymouth's breakwater lighthouse dating back to 1880 …
REPAIRS to an historic bell inside the Breakwater Lighthouse have been given the go-ahead. The Herald reported in May how a Ministry of ... «Plymouth Herald, Jul 15»

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