breakwater

The definition of a breakwater is a barrier built in a body of water to break the force of waves and protect surrounding land.

(noun)

A rock wall built into an ocean to catch the waves so they don't destroy homes on the shore is an example of abreakwater.

See breakwater in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a barrier to break the impact of waves, as before a harbor

occasionally breakwall

See breakwater in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A barrier that protects a harbor or shore from the full impact of waves.

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