breakwater

Example Sentences

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Go for the sea views and breakwater strolls, as well as a sophisticated crafts market.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Mr Ramsay said there was evidence that a "lifeguard on breakwater had worked in the past".

From BBC • May 21, 2025

Devon and Cornwall Police said the bomb, which was found in a residential yard on Tuesday, will be taken to the Torpoint Ferry slipway to be disposed of at sea beyond the breakwater.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2024

First, the water is relatively flat thanks to a breakwater built two miles offshore in the 1940s to help protect the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2024

About a hundred feet out, waves crashed against submerged rocks that created a breakwater.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo