breakwater.
A construction in or around a harbour designed to break the force of the sea and to provide shelter for vessels lying inside.
Meaning & usage
A construction in or around a harbour designed to break the force of the sea and to provide shelter for vessels lying inside.
A low bulkhead across the forecastle deck of a ship which diverts water breaking over the bows into the scuppers.
A wooden or concrete barrier, usually perpendicular to the shore, intended to prevent the movement of sand along a coast.
Where this word comes from
From break + water. Compare Dutch breekwater (“breakwater”). Compare firebreak.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.