breakwater
noun
1 breakwater
A protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away.
synonyms: bulwark, groin, groyne, jetty, mole, seawall.
Roget 666:
refuge,
sanctuary,
retreat,
fastness;
acropolis;
keep,
last resort;
ward;
prison
etc.
752;
asylum,
ark,
home,
refuge for the destitute;
almshouse†;
hiding place
etc.
(ambush)
530;
sanctum sanctorum [Lat.]
etc.
(privacy)
893.
roadstead,
anchorage;
breakwater,
mole,
port,
haven;
harbor,
harbor of refuge;
seaport;
pier,
jetty,
embankment,
quay.
covert,
cover,
shelter,
screen,
lee wall,
wing,
shield,
umbrella;
barrier;
dashboard,
dasher [U.S.].
wall
etc.
(inclosure)
232;
fort
etc.
(defense)
717.
anchor,
kedge;
grapnel,
grappling iron;
sheet anchor,
killick†;
mainstay;
support
etc.
215;
cheek
etc.
706;
ballast.
jury mast;
vent-peg;
safety valve,
blow-off valve;
safety lamp;
lightning rod,
lightning conductor;
safety belt,
airbag,
seat belt;
antilock brakes,
antiskid tires,
snow tires.
means of escape
etc.
(escape)
671;
lifeboat,
lifejacket,
life buoy,
swimming belt,
cork jacket;
parachute,
plank,
steppingstone;
emergency landing.
safeguard
etc.
(protection)
664.
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Dutch: krib, steiger, zeewering, zeedijk, breekwater, havendam, golfbreker, landhoofd, paalhoofd, pier, zeebreker, zeehoofd ... show more
Polish: falochron
Moby thesaurus: abutment, anchorage, anchorage ground, arc-boutant, arch dam, backstop, bamboo curtain, bank, bar, barrage, barrier, basin, beam, bear-trap dam, beaver dam, berth, bill, boom, breastwork, brick wall, buffer, bulkhead, bulwark, buttress, buttress pier, buttressing, cape, chersonese, cofferdam, coral reef, dam, defense, delta, dike, ditch, dock, dockage, dockyard, dry dock, earthwork, embankment, fence, flying buttress, foreland, gate, gravity dam, groin, hanging buttress, harbor, harborage, haven, head, headland, hook, hydraulic-fill dam, iron curtain, jam, jetty, jutty, landing, landing place, landing stage, leaping weir, levee, logjam, marina, milldam, moat, mole, moorings, mound, mull, naze, ness, parapet, peninsula, pier, pier buttress, point, port, portcullis, promontory, protected anchorage, quay, rampart, reef, retaining wall, road, roadblock, roads, roadstead, rock-fill dam, sandspit, seaport, seawall, shipyard, shoulder, shutter dam, slip, spit, spur, stone wall, tongue, wall, weir, wharf, wicket dam, work ... show more.
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