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breakwater

[breyk-waw-ter, -wot-er] / ˈbreɪkˌwɔ tər, -ˌwɒt ər /


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The H5N1 vaccination program, which also covers a popular little penguin population at a breakwater in the Melbourne beach suburb of St Kilda, is a challenge, he said.

From Barron's Aug. 20, 2026

Spain has now erected new barriers along the breakwater to deter future crossers.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

The second boat launched from the Dunkirk area overnight and was spotted near a breakwater off the coast at 06:00, the French coastguard said.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

The project Collins chose to champion in her first television advertisement in May was the Eastport breakwater, a pier in Eastport, Maine, that collapsed in 2014.

From Slate Jun. 16, 2026

In the harbor one or two rowboats lay still at anchor, and beyond the breakwater the starlight glittered on a calm sea.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman




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