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)
  • mole,
  • groin,
  • seawall,
  • bulwark,
  • breakwater,
  • groyne.
  •harbor (noun)
  • firth,
  • roadsteads,
  • roadstead,
  • firths.
  •sea wall (noun)
  • sea cliffs,
  • sea-wall.
  •wharf (noun)
  • landing stage.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • retaining wall,
  • earthwork,
  • stockade,
  • dyke,
  • dry-stone wall,
  • parapet.
  •roadstead
  • anchorage.

Paraphrases for Breakwater:

• Other Related

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

Breakwater Sentence Examples:

• At Clovelly, the summer twilights are very long and lovely, and down on the breakwater our friends enjoyed this one to the full.

• Coming into Cleveland harbor one evening, just after nightfall, a number of passengers were gathered on the upper deck eagerly watching the colored breakwater lights and the city lights beyond.

Hyponym for Breakwater:

• n.

  • artifact
    barrier.