breakwater
Example Sentences
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The 65-foot vessel hit the rocks at a Long Beach breakwater at a high rate of speed, the fire department tweeted Thursday morning.
From Los Angeles Times
Her New York firm’s projects include natural breakwaters for the southern shore of Staten Island; a 125-mile greenway along metropolitan Atlanta’s Chattahoochee River; and a Mississippi River park in Memphis.
From Washington Post
She has armed herself with scrapbooks and sticker dots, plans and categories, the makings of a tenuous breakwater.
From Washington Post
Many risked their lives by swimming around a breakwater to reach a beach on the European side.
From Seattle Times
More than 8,000 people crossed into Spanish territory during the previous two days, with many risking their lives by swimming around a breakwater to reach a beach on the European side.
From Seattle Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
