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Definition of breakwater noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

breakwater

noun

/ˈbreɪkwɔːtə(r)/

/ˈbreɪkwɔːtər/

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a wall built out into the sea to protect the shore or harbour from the force of the wavesTopics Geographyc2

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