breakwater
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The meaning (definition) of the word breakwater
a long rocky wall built in the sea to keep big waves away from boats
The word breakwater used in a sentence
“The breakwater keeps the big ocean waves away from shore.”
The plural of the word breakwater
breakwaters
How the word breakwater is said around the world
| French | digue (deeg) |
| Spanish | rompeolas (rohm-pay-OH-lahs) |
| Mandarin | 防波堤 (fahng boh dee) |
| Hindi | बांध (bahnd) |
| Arabic | كاسر الأمواج (KAH-seer ahl-MOO-ahj) |
| Russian | волнолом (vul-nu-LOHM) |
| Portuguese (EU) | quebra-mar (KAYB-ruh-mahr) |
| Portuguese (BR) | quebra-mar (KEB-ra-mahr) |
| Japanese | 防波堤 (bohu-hah-TAY) |
| German | Wellenbrecher (VE-luhnb-re-hyur) |
| Urdu | بریک واٹر (brayk VAH-tuhr) |
| Punjabi | ਬਰੇਕਵਾਟਰ (buh-ray-kuh-VAH-tuhr) |
| Korean | 방파제 (BAHNG-pah-jay) |
| Hebrew | שׁוֹבֵר גַלִים (SHOH-vayr GAH-leem) |
| Greek | κυματοθραύστης (kyee-mah-tohth-RAHFS-tees) |
| Dutch | golfbreker (GHAWLVB-ruh-kuhr) |
| Tagalog | breakwater (bre-ahk-WAH-tuhr) |
| Vietnamese | đê chắn sóng (day CHAH-urn SAW-urng) |
| Turkish | dalgakıran (dahl-gah-ku-RAHN) |
| Persian | موج شکن (mohj SHAY-kahn) |
| Polish | falochron (fah-LAWKH-rawn) |
| Ukrainian | хвилеріз (ghvi-LE-reez) |
| Bengali | ব্রেকওয়াটার (BRAY-kaw-oh-tahr) |
| Swedish | vågbrytare (VOHGB-rew-tah-ruh) |
| Italian | frangiflutti (frahn-jeef-LOO-ti) |
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