breakwater
Example Sentences
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The area historically has been hardest hit by high surf when powerful waves pass between the Alamitos Bay jetty and the breakwater which together act as a barrier between the ocean and the community.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
The report also mentioned "non-uniformed individuals" who were "managers of the process, monitoring in some cases, driving and directing in others, the mass of people towards" the breakwater.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
Security at the breakwater entrance was "10 times stronger than the previous day", Spanish newspaper El País reported.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Spanish authorities laid a 500-yard inflatable barrier that extends from the breakwater to discourage arrivals and address the legal loophole raised by the Supreme Court.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
“Try to remember it always,” he said once Gogol had reached him, leading him slowly back across the breakwater, to where his mother and Sonia stood waiting.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
