breakwater
noun
break·wa·ter
ˈbrāk-ˌwȯ-tər 
-ˌwä-
: an offshore structure (such as a wall) protecting a harbor or beach from the force of waves
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About 50 people at Montrose Harbor were caught on the breakwater.
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Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2024
For many years, sand has been dumped on beaches and groins, and jetties and breakwaters have been constructed in efforts to protect the coastline, with mixed results.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2024
His first memory was running with his mother into the breakwater off Honmoku Beach to escape the firebombing that destroyed his neighborhood.
—Victoria Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 4 May 2024
Unlike a typical breakwater, which amounts to a pile of rocks, the Living Breakwater has shallow tidal pools, and fingers that gradually taper into deeper water, creating multiple habitat realms for marine food chains — hatchling fish, lobsters, larger fish, seals.
—Bill Kearney, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2024
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Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2024
For many years, sand has been dumped on beaches and groins, and jetties and breakwaters have been constructed in efforts to protect the coastline, with mixed results.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2024
His first memory was running with his mother into the breakwater off Honmoku Beach to escape the firebombing that destroyed his neighborhood.
—Victoria Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 4 May 2024
Unlike a typical breakwater, which amounts to a pile of rocks, the Living Breakwater has shallow tidal pools, and fingers that gradually taper into deeper water, creating multiple habitat realms for marine food chains — hatchling fish, lobsters, larger fish, seals.
—Bill Kearney, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2024
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breakwater
noun
break·wa·ter
ˈbrāk-ˌwȯt-ər
-ˌwät-
: an offshore structure (as a wall) to protect a harbor or beach from the force of waves
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