breakwater
Example Sentences
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The area historically has been hardest hit by high surf when powerful waves pass between the Alamitos Bay jetty and the breakwater which together act as a barrier between the ocean and the community.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
The report also mentioned "non-uniformed individuals" who were "managers of the process, monitoring in some cases, driving and directing in others, the mass of people towards" the breakwater.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
The chaotic scenes of people swimming around the breakwater and climbing over fences spread panic in Ceuta—and across European capitals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
The second boat launched from the Dunkirk area overnight and was spotted near a breakwater off the coast at 06:00, the French coastguard said.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Finally we rowed past the breakwater and into the great blank open, and the glassy surface of the harbor gave way to little waves that chopped at the sides of our boats.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
