breakwater in Japanese
breakwater in Japanese is 防波堤 — breakwater means a construction in or around a harbour designed to break the force of the sea and to provide shelter for vessels lying inside.
breakwater in Japanese
防波堤
Pronounced: bōhatei
A construction in or around a harbour designed to break the force of the sea and to provide shelter for vessels lying inside.
What does "breakwater" mean?
- noun A construction in or around a harbour designed to break the force of the sea and to provide shelter for vessels lying inside.
- noun A low bulkhead across the forecastle deck of a ship which diverts water breaking over the bows into the scuppers.
- noun A wooden or concrete barrier, usually perpendicular to the shore, intended to prevent the movement of sand along a coast.
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What is "breakwater" in Japanese?
"breakwater" in Japanese is 防波堤. breakwater means: A construction in or around a harbour designed to break the force of the sea and to provide shelter for vessels lying inside.
How do you pronounce 防波堤?
"breakwater" in Japanese is 防波堤, pronounced "bōhatei".
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