Definition for Breakwater:

• Any structure built to exhaust the force of the waves, and protect shipping, as a seawall.

Synonyms for Breakwater:

• n.

  •
  • barrage,
  • dam.
  •artifact (noun)
  • groin,
  • seawall,
  • mole,
  • groyne,
  • bulwark.
  •harbor (noun)
  • roadstead.
  •jetty (noun)
  • dock,
  • quay.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • dyke,
  • retaining wall,
  • earthwork,
  • parapet.
  •Other relevant words:
  • buttressing,
  • arch dam,
  • milldam,
  • road,
  • peninsula,
  • fence,
  • cofferdam,
  • haven,
  • work,
  • head,
  • spit,
  • headland,
  • iron curtain,
  • anchorage ground,
  • mound,
  • beam,
  • harbour,
  • spy,
  • jam,
  • guard,
  • freckle,
  • defense,
  • Vallum,
  • spur,
  • reef,
  • berth,
  • bamboo curtain,
  • shipyard,
  • basin,
  • Trocha,
  • Chersonese,
  • inguen,
  • gram molecule,
  • breastwork,
  • moat,
  • fortification,
  • arc-boutant,
  • mol,
  • bar,
  • delta,
  • promontory,
  • moorings,
  • dockyard,
  • dockage,
  • breakwaters,
  • roadblock,
  • marina,
  • mooring,
  • coral reef,
  • anchorage,
  • boom,
  • cape,
  • harborage,
  • gate,
  • shoulder,
  • ness,
  • shield,
  • logjam,
  • Jutty,
  • barricade,
  • stone wall,
  • tongue,
  • bulkhead,
  • stopper,
  • Dead wall,
  • buffer,
  • dike,
  • foreland,
  • weir,
  • abutment,
  • point,
  • dry dock,
  • rampart,
  • mull,
  • buttress,
  • block,
  • backstop,
  • landing place,
  • portcullis,
  • Bear-trap dam,
  • roads,
  • hook,
  • slip,
  • flying buttress,
  • sandspit,
  • landing,
  • seaport,
  • ditch,
  • Burrock,
  • counterspy,
  • bill,
  • beaver dam,
  • wall,
  • bank,
  • bulwarks,
  • naze.

Paraphrases for Breakwater:

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    embankment, jetty, pier, causeway, levee.

Hyponym for Breakwater:

• n.

  • artifact
    barrier.