Breakwater : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Breakwater	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Breakwater
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
breakwater n a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away Synonym(s): breakwater, groin, groyne, mole, bulwark, seawall, jetty
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Breakwater \Break"wa`ter\, n. Any structure or contrivance, as a mole, or a wall at the mouth of a harbor, to break the force of waves, and afford protection from their violence.