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

High swells pounded the beach and showered Eifert as she stood on the breakwater, leaving her ski pants coated with beads of ice.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 6, 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

Granite intrusions poked above the water and formed a sort of breakwater that defended the island from some of the worst of the new storms.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi