BREAKWATER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does breakwater mean? 

• BREAKWATER (noun)
  The noun BREAKWATER has 1 sense:

1. a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away

  Familiarity information: BREAKWATER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BREAKWATER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

breakwater; bulwark; groin; groyne; jetty; mole; seawall

Hypernyms ("breakwater" is a kind of...):

barrier (a structure or object that impedes free movement)