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Recent Examples of breakwater
And a stone jetty, or breakwater, to protect the harbor was installed in 2020.
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Julie Depenbrock, NPR, 22 Sep. 2025
The Bayfront And Barge By the water, a giant ornamental stone barge juts into Biscayne Bay, designed to resemble a Venetian boat and double as a breakwater.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2025
Beach Park Fire Chief Tom Stahl and Winthrop Harbor Fire Chief Rocco Campanella sit, looking out at Lake Michigan, where a half-dozen boats trawl along the beachfront around the boulders of the breakwaters.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 30 July 2025
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee monitored the beach for close to two decades and found that bacteria, impervious surfaces that increased runoff, and lack of water flow due to the breakwater were largely to blame for the constant closures.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 23 July 2025
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Julie Depenbrock, NPR, 22 Sep. 2025
The Bayfront And Barge By the water, a giant ornamental stone barge juts into Biscayne Bay, designed to resemble a Venetian boat and double as a breakwater.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2025
Beach Park Fire Chief Tom Stahl and Winthrop Harbor Fire Chief Rocco Campanella sit, looking out at Lake Michigan, where a half-dozen boats trawl along the beachfront around the boulders of the breakwaters.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 30 July 2025
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee monitored the beach for close to two decades and found that bacteria, impervious surfaces that increased runoff, and lack of water flow due to the breakwater were largely to blame for the constant closures.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 23 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for breakwater
jetty
Noun
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Rock jetties can be deadly in such conditions, stay off the rocks.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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Projects to fortify the beaches near the Outer Banks, including beach nourishment and jetty repairs, are scheduled for 2026, ABC Raleigh-Durham affiliate WTVD reported.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Breakwater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breakwater. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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