breakwater
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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
A small stone breakwater had been thrown out across the cove for shelter, and behind it the bay formed a tiny natural harbour.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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