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Recent Examples of breakwater
The lighthouse sits at the north end of a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' breakwater, the GSA release notes.
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Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 10 July 2025
Carved out of lava rock and a natural breakwater, the Ocean Pool is the resort’s ocean swim area.
—Katie Sweeney, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
The work of running a port is a constant maintenance of channels, breakwaters, bridges, and the machinery of seagoing commerce.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
In 2024, 30,000 gallons of sewage flowed to the beach at the San Gabriel River Jetty to the Anaheim Bay breakwater from a Los Angeles County Sanitation spill.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 6 June 2025
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Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 10 July 2025
Carved out of lava rock and a natural breakwater, the Ocean Pool is the resort’s ocean swim area.
—Katie Sweeney, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
The work of running a port is a constant maintenance of channels, breakwaters, bridges, and the machinery of seagoing commerce.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
In 2024, 30,000 gallons of sewage flowed to the beach at the San Gabriel River Jetty to the Anaheim Bay breakwater from a Los Angeles County Sanitation spill.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 6 June 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,
11 Aug. 2025
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Longshore currents can sweep swimmers and surfers into rip currents, piers, jetties, and other hazardous areas.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Aug. 2025
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“Breakwater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breakwater. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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