BREAKWATER Synonyms

• a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away

• a structure or object that impedes free movement

• any condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to achieve an objective

• anything serving to maintain separation by obstructing vision or access

• a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea

• a metric unit of length equal to ten meters

• female parent of an animal especially domestic livestock

• obstruct with, or as if with, a dam

• a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats

• (architecture) a vertical supporting structure (as a portion of wall between two doors or windows)

• a support for two adjacent bridge spans

• an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes

• a fencelike structure around a deck

• a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away

• defend with a bulwark

• the crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals

• a curved edge formed by two intersecting vaults

• a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away

• build with groins

• a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away

• spicy sauce often containing chocolate

• the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

• a spy who works against enemy espionage

• a small congenital pigmented spot on the skin

• a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away

• small velvety-furred burrowing mammal having small eyes and fossorial forefeet