breakwater

Example Sentences

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Go for the sea views and breakwater strolls, as well as a sophisticated crafts market.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

The pier or breakwater is still accessible but there are locked gates and warning signs.

From BBC • May 20, 2025

Workman Dave Kirkwood sprays live steam rocks at the harbor at Santa Barbara breakwater to clear oil smears.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2025

High swells pounded the beach and showered Eifert as she stood on the breakwater, leaving her ski pants coated with beads of ice.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 6, 2024

About a hundred feet out, waves crashed against submerged rocks that created a breakwater.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo