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breakwater - use in sentences
Converse of subject
- protect: The town overlooks a wide bay of hard golden sand flanked by spectacular cliffs and protected by a breakwater.
Converse of object
- construct: Portland Harbor was enclosed by a series of concrete breakwaters constructed in the mid 19th Century.
- build: Currently having a new breakwater built for shelter in rough weather.
- form: Elsewhere tank traps and a concrete Mulberry have been pulled onto the beach to form a breakwater.
- have: Currently having a new breakwater built for shelter in rough weather.
- propose: The discussions, described as at a detailed stage, could see a new terminal being sited behind the proposed breakwater at the pier.
- include: There is an opportunity here to include the breakwaters in any such trip.
Adjective modifier
- offshore: In some locations an offshore breakwater is positioned parallel to the coast to shelter a beach from wave action.
- outer: But weather very rough in winter, a new outer breakwater having been destroyed in a storm.
- vertical: Bullock, G N, Bird, P A D and Hewson, P. Probabilistic design tools for vertical breakwaters.
- western: In 1879 the landward end of the new western breakwater or " harbor arm " had been finished.
- long: A long breakwater to the south of Dunoon Pier changes the approach to the pier totally.
- new: Currently having a new breakwater built for shelter in rough weather.
Modifies a noun
- arealast: With both groups quot we're close the breakwater arealast out pagan practices.
- wall: Last time I dived the Hood one of the other divers even saw a John Dory close to the breakwater wall.
- pontoon: Safely moored at the Royal Portbury Docks breakwater dredger pontoon, we begin the wait for the next flood tide.
Noun used with modifier
- harbor: Here a series of wind turbines have been installed along the top of the harbor breakwater.
- rock: To support the new beach, in time of storm conditions, a series of offshore rock breakwaters will be constructed.
- stone: The Cobb, a massive stone breakwater, shelters the ancient harbor which is still lively with boats.
- marina: Contractors Edmund Nuttal Ltd, who built the original marina breakwater, have been appointed to carry out the work.
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