breakwater
noun
break·wa·ter
ˈbrāk-ˌwȯ-tər 
-ˌwä-
: an offshore structure (such as a wall) protecting a harbor or beach from the force of waves
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The swimming beach is being relocated to the south closer to the opening in the breakwater that allows more mixing with lake water.
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Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 12 July 2024
The trestle and its breakwater were unsightly, but protected Michigan Avenue and its mansions from fierce lake storms.
—Andrew Johnston, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2024
Whether their needs for modern services, for better lives, will lead them to demand sea walls and breakwaters and land reclamation, the very things that could diminish the islands’ natural resilience.
—Raymond Zhong, New York Times, 26 June 2024
About 50 people at Montrose Harbor were caught on the breakwater.
—Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2024
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Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 12 July 2024
The trestle and its breakwater were unsightly, but protected Michigan Avenue and its mansions from fierce lake storms.
—Andrew Johnston, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2024
Whether their needs for modern services, for better lives, will lead them to demand sea walls and breakwaters and land reclamation, the very things that could diminish the islands’ natural resilience.
—Raymond Zhong, New York Times, 26 June 2024
About 50 people at Montrose Harbor were caught on the breakwater.
—Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2024
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breakwater
noun
break·wa·ter
ˈbrāk-ˌwȯt-ər
-ˌwät-
: an offshore structure (as a wall) to protect a harbor or beach from the force of waves
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