breakwater
Example Sentences
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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
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
In the ad, Eastport’s Port Authority director celebrates Collins for her role in helping to secure federal grant money that allowed the breakwater to be rebuilt.
From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026
He and his father had walked to the very tip, across the breakwater, a string of giant gray slanted stones, and then on the narrow, final inward crescent of sand.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
