breakwater in Chinese
breakwater in Chinese is 防波堤 — breakwater means a barrier built in or near a harbour to reduce the sea's force and give boats shelter.
breakwater in Chinese
防波堤
Pronounced: fáng bō dī
(on beaches) A wooden or concrete barrier, usually perpendicular to the shore, intended to prevent the movement of sand along a coast.
What does "breakwater" mean?
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noun A barrier built in or near a harbour to reduce the sea's force and give boats shelter.
"They sailed around a breakwater that hadn't existed on Peregrine's last trip and tied in at the moorage."
- noun (nautical) A low wall across the front deck of a ship that directs incoming waves away into the drainage channels.
- noun A barrier, usually made of wood or concrete, set out from the shore to stop sand drifting along a coastline.
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- They sailed around a breakwater that hadn't existed on Peregrine's last trip and tied in at the moorage.
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What is "breakwater" in Chinese?
"breakwater" in Chinese is 防波堤. breakwater means: A barrier built in or near a harbour to reduce the sea's force and give boats shelter.
How do you pronounce 防波堤?
"breakwater" in Chinese is 防波堤, pronounced "fáng bō dī".
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