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Definition of breakwaters in English Turkish dictionary
- mendirek
- breakwater
- dalga kıran
- breakwater
- dalgakıran
Dalgakıranların tsunamiye karşı hiçbir etkisi yoktu.
-The breakwater had no effect against the tsunami.
- breakwater
- mendirek
- breakwater
- (isim) dalgakıran
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Definition of breakwaters in English English dictionary
- plural of breakwater
- breakwater
- On beaches: a wooden or concrete barrier, usually perpendicular to the shore, intended to prevent the movement of sand along a coast
- 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
- A breakwater is a wooden or stone wall that extends from the shore into the sea and is built in order to protect a harbour or beach from the force of the waves. a wall built out into the sea to protect the shore from the force of the waves
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- An offshore structure (such as a wall or jetty) that, by breaking the force of the waves, protects a harbor, anchorage, beach, or shore area (Bates & Jackson 1987)
- breakwater
- {i} pier, quay; barrier which breaks the force of waves
- breakwater
- A wall built around or within a harbour to reduce the force of the sea
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- (1) A structure protecting a HARBOR, anchorage, or BASIN from waves (2) (SMP) Offshore structure aligned parallel to the SHORE, sometimes shore-connected, that provides protection from waves
- breakwater
- a structure used to protect docks by stopping or slowing waves or wake
- breakwater
- a low bulkhead across the forecastle deck of a ship which diverts water breaking over the bows into the scuppers
- breakwater
- A barrier built offshore to protect a harbour or a beach from the force of waves (brise-lames)
- breakwater
- A natural or artificial barrier that breaks the force of waves
- breakwater
- Rubble mound with horizontal berm of armour stones at about sea-side water level, which is allowed to be (re)shaped by the waves
- breakwater
- a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
- breakwater
- A structure that protects a shoreline, harbor, anchorage, or basin from waves
- breakwater
- A wall built seaward of a coast to intercept incoming waves and so protect a harbor or shore Breakwaters are typically built parallel to the coast
- breakwater
- A structure protecting a shore area, harbor, anchorage, or basin from waves (6)
- breakwater
- Any structure or contrivance, as a mole, or a wall at the mouth of a harbor, to break the force of waves, and afford protection from their violence