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breakwater

[brayk-waw-ter, -wot-er] / ˈbreɪkˌwɔ tər, -ˌwɒt ər /


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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 H5N1 vaccination program, which also covers a popular little penguin population at a breakwater in the Melbourne beach suburb of St Kilda, is a challenge, he said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

Security at the breakwater entrance was "10 times stronger than the previous day", Spanish newspaper El País reported.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

The breakwater that separates Ceuta from Morocco, long regarded as ineffective, was left just as it was.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

I went along the breakwater and stood at the end of it, leaning against the rounded wall.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier




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