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 city is also looking at water circulation around the pier, specifically how the breakwater changes the environment, Parry said.
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Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
The shark was apparently first found wedged in rocks by the breakwater at Salty Brine State Beach in Galilee, but then the shark freed itself and started swimming in circles.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 18 May 2026
The Collins ad, released Tuesday, features the executive director of the Eastport Port Authority, Chris Gardner, praising the senator for her response when a breakwater collapsed overnight in December 2014.
—Sophie Brams, The Hill, 7 May 2026
That day, six medium-sized speedboats, belonging to drug traffickers or smugglers, had sought refuge from a storm among the breakwaters and docks of the port.
—Óscar Martínez, The Dial, 30 Apr. 2026
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Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
The shark was apparently first found wedged in rocks by the breakwater at Salty Brine State Beach in Galilee, but then the shark freed itself and started swimming in circles.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 18 May 2026
The Collins ad, released Tuesday, features the executive director of the Eastport Port Authority, Chris Gardner, praising the senator for her response when a breakwater collapsed overnight in December 2014.
—Sophie Brams, The Hill, 7 May 2026
That day, six medium-sized speedboats, belonging to drug traffickers or smugglers, had sought refuge from a storm among the breakwaters and docks of the port.
—Óscar Martínez, The Dial, 30 Apr. 2026
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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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