The breakwater had no effect against the tsunami.
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Breakwater
/ˈbɹeɪkˌwɔːtə/
Synonyms for "breakwater" (123 found)
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6 entriesbureaucratic obstaclecaisson breakwaterfloating breakwaterfunding bottleneckgrouted rubble breakwaterlegal barrier
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5 entriescaisson breakwatercoastal protectionharbor breakwatermasonry breakwateroffshore breakwater
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A young couple were watching the sunset from the breakwater.
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A long breakwater was built, along with piers and docking terminals.
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[…]there is a channel, some three miles wide between the city and the mainland, and some mile and a half wide between it and the sandy breakwater called the Lido, which divides the lagoon from the Adriatic,
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