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see|break water
English

Pronunciation
RP IPA|/bɹeɪkw��t�/

Noun
en-noun
wikipedia|breakwater (structure)

1. a construction in or around a harbour designed to break the force of the sea and to provide shelter for vessels lying inside
2. nautical a low bulkhead across the forecastle deck of a ship which diverts water breaking over the bows into the scuppers
3. On beaches: a wooden or concrete barrier, usually perpendicular to the shore, intended to prevent the movement of sand along a coast.

Translations
trans-top|construction in or around a harbour
Chinese traditional/simplified: �波堤, �波堤 (fáng b� tí)
Finnish: t+|fi|aallonmurtaja
Greek: t+|el|κ�μα�οθ�α���η�|m|trkymatothrástes|scGrek
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Japanese: Jpan|�波堤 (Jpan|�����, b�hatei)
Russian: волно�ез (volnor'éz) m, волнолом (volnolóm) m, мол (mol) m
Spanish: t-|es|rompeolas|m
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trans-top|low bulkhead across the forecastle deck of a ship
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trans-top|the beach barrier
Chinese traditional/simplified: �波堤, �波堤 (fáng b� tí)
Greek: t+|el|κ�μα�οθ�α���η�|m|trkymatothrástes|scGrek
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ttbc|Dutch: golfbreker m
ttbc|French: brise-lames m
ttbc|German: Wellenbrecher m
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ttbc|Hebrew: ש��ר-���� (shover-galym) m (1)
ttbc|Italian: frangiflutti m
ttbc|Korean: 방��
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• 2007-12-30 15:27 - Chloejr - checked chinese translation

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