防波堤 — meaning in English

English meaning

• breakwater noun A construction in or around a harbour designed to break the force of the sea and to provide shelter for vessels lying inside.
• groyne noun An often wooden structure that projects from a coastline to prevent erosion, longshore drift etc.; a breakwater.

Senses

防波堤 is used for these senses in English:

• breakwater (on beaches) A wooden or concrete barrier, usually perpendicular to the shore, intended to prevent the movement of sand along a coast.
• groyne An often wooden structure that projects from a coastline to prevent erosion, longshore drift etc.; a breakwater.

breakwater — full definition

1. noun A construction in or around a harbour designed to break the force of the sea and to provide shelter for vessels lying inside.
2. noun A low bulkhead across the forecastle deck of a ship which diverts water breaking over the bows into the scuppers.
3. noun A wooden or concrete barrier, usually perpendicular to the shore, intended to prevent the movement of sand along a coast.