noun · Places & Buildings

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.

Words that mean the same as breakwater (synonyms)

jetty

The plural of the word breakwater

breakwaters

How the word breakwater is said around the world

Frenchdigue (deeg)
Spanishrompeolas (rohmpayohlahs)
Mandarin防波堤 (fáng bō dī)
Hindiबांध (bahnd)
Arabicكاسر الأمواج (kahseer ahlmooahj)
Russianволнолом (volnolom)
Portuguese (EU)quebra-mar (kaybruhmahr)
Portuguese (BR)quebra-mar (kebramahr)
Japanese防波堤 (bouhatei)
GermanWellenbrecher (veluhnbrehyur)
Urduبریک واٹر (brayk vahtuhr)
Punjabiਬਰੇਕਵਾਟਰ (buhraykuhvahtuhr)
Korean방파제 (bangpaje)
Hebrewשׁוֹבֵר גַלִים (shohvayr gahleem)
Greekκυματοθραύστης (kumatothraustes)
Dutchgolfbreker (ghawlvbruhkuhr)
Tagalogbreakwater (breahkwahtuhr)
Vietnameseđê chắn sóng (day chahurn sawurng)
Turkishdalgakıran (dahlgahkurahn)
Persianموج شکن (mohj shaykahn)
Polishfalochron (fahlawkhrawn)
Ukrainianхвилеріз (khvyleriz)
Bengaliব্রেকওয়াটার (braykawohtahr)
Swedishvågbrytare (vohgbrewtahruh)
Italianfrangiflutti (frahnjeeflooti)

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