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  • 21Breakwater Cat — Infobox Album Name = Breakwater Cat Type = studio Artist = Thelma Houston Released = 1980 Recorded = 1980 Genre = Pop rock, Dance pop Length = Label = RCA Records Reviews = Last Album = This Album = Next Album = Breakwater Cat is the tenth album… …

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  • 22Breakwater Crane Railway — The Douglas Breakwater Crane Railway was a massive self propelled steam crane that ran the length of the original breakwater at Douglas, for the loading and unloading of vessels. The crane was owned by the Isle of Man Harbour Board and ran on… …

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  • 23breakwater — noun Date: circa 1769 an offshore structure (as a wall) protecting a harbor or beach from the force of waves …

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  • 24breakwater — a large structure built out from the land into the sea, protecting a harbour or beach from large waves. Also providing habitat for fishes …

    Dictionary of ichthyology

  • 25breakwater — noun /bɹeɪkwɔːtə/ a) a construction in or around a harbour designed to break the force of the sea and to provide shelter for vessels lying inside b) a low bulkhead across the forecastle …

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  • 26breakwater — Synonyms and related words: abutment, anchorage, anchorage ground, arc boutant, arch dam, backstop, bamboo curtain, bank, bar, barrage, barrier, basin, beam, bear trap dam, beaver dam, berth, bill, boom, breastwork, brick wall, buffer, bulkhead,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 27breakwater — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. mole, sea wall, jetty. See hindrance. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. jetty, sea wall, embankment, mole; see barrier , dock 1 , harbor 2 …

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  • 28breakwater — break|wa|ter [ˈbreıkˌwo:tə US ˌwo:tər, ˌwa: ] n a wall built out into the sea to protect the shore from the force of the waves …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 29breakwater — break|wa|ter [ breık,wɔtər ] noun count a strong wall that protects a beach from the force of the waves …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 30breakwater — n. pier, quay; barrier which breaks the force of waves …

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