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At the very least, people close to the coast are advised to “move out of the water, off the beach, and away from harbors, marinas, breakwaters, bays and inlets.”
THE WEST COAST IS UNDER A TSUNAMI ADVISORY. HERE’S WHAT THAT MEANS.RACHEL FELTMANJANUARY 15, 2022POPULAR-SCIENCE
I would be very much obliged to you to say if Mr. Halse is to pay me for my past attendance at St. Ives about the breakwater.
LIFE OF RICHARD TREVITHICK, VOLUME II (OF 2)FRANCIS TREVITHICK
The eddies beyond the breakwater were a light and delicate mauve and looked nervously alive.
BELLA DONNAROBERT HICHENS
It is protected by a stupendous granite breakwater, costing many millions and affording a delightful promenade on a fine day.
BRITISH HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS FROM A MOTOR CARTHOMAS D. MURPHY
Still it is surprising what weather some of these little fellows make of it as they round the Breakwater.
YACHTING VOL. 2VARIOUS.
Suddenly above the breakwater appeared a black pyramid, growing bigger every moment; then another, then many.
YACHTING VOL. 2VARIOUS.
Outside the Breakwater it was very grand, and outside Rame Head grander still, as the rollers came in after a 48 hours' gale.
YACHTING VOL. 2VARIOUS.
Topmasts were housed, and they passed into the breakwater ready for the two-miles beat through Cherbourg Roads.
YACHTING VOL. 2VARIOUS.
The town is irregularly built on the cliffs to the south of Torbay, and its harbour is sheltered by a breakwater.
ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA, 11TH EDITION, VOLUME 4, PART 3VARIOUS
This sort of breakwater is a combination of what is called in France épi with what is known in England as "a dam."
TOILERS OF THE SEAVICTOR HUGO
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OCTOBER 26, 1985
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WORDS RELATED TO BREAKWATER

  • berths
  • breakwaters
  • docks
  • jetties
  • landing stages
  • landings
  • levees
  • piers
  • quays
  • slips
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