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breakwater in Spanish

breakwater in Spanish is rompeolas, escollera, espigón — breakwater means a barrier built in or near a harbour to reduce the sea's force and give boats shelter.

breakwater in Spanish

rompeolas
noun
A construction in or around a harbour designed to break the force of the sea and to provide shelter for vessels lying inside.
escollera
noun
A construction in or around a harbour designed to break the force of the sea and to provide shelter for vessels lying inside.
espigón
noun
A construction in or around a harbour designed to break the force of the sea and to provide shelter for vessels lying inside.
reventazón
noun
A construction in or around a harbour designed to break the force of the sea and to provide shelter for vessels lying inside.
rompeolas
noun
(on beaches) A wooden or concrete barrier, usually perpendicular to the shore, intended to prevent the movement of sand along a coast.
escollera
noun
(on beaches) A wooden or concrete barrier, usually perpendicular to the shore, intended to prevent the movement of sand along a coast.
reventazón
noun
(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?

  1. 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."
  2. noun (nautical) A low wall across the front deck of a ship that directs incoming waves away into the drainage channels.
  3. 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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breakwater in a sentence

  • 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 Spanish?
"breakwater" in Spanish is rompeolas, escollera, espigón. breakwater means: A barrier built in or near a harbour to reduce the sea's force and give boats shelter.
Are there other ways to say "breakwater" in Spanish?
Yes — Spanish has 4 translations listed for "breakwater": rompeolas, escollera, espigón, reventazón.
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