Wellenbrecher — meaning in English
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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.
- jetty noun A narrow structure built out into water, used as a landing place for boats or to protect a shoreline.
Senses
Wellenbrecher is used for these senses in English:
- breakwater A construction in or around a harbour designed to break the force of the sea and to provide shelter for vessels lying inside.
- 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.
- jetty A structure of wood or stone extended into the sea to influence the current or tide, or to protect a harbor or beach.
breakwater — full definition
- 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.