Complete Definition of "breaker"

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English

Pronunciation
(UK): IPA|/�breɪk�/, SAMPA|/"breIk@/
(US): AHD|br�ʹk�r, IPA|/�breɪk�/, SAMPA|/"breIk@`/

Etymology
break#Verb|to break + -er

Noun
en-noun

  1. Something that breaks.
  2. A machine for breaking rocks, or for breaking coal at the mines
  3. The building in which such a machine is placed.
  4. A small cask of water kept permanently in a ship's boat in case of shipwreck
  5. especially|in plural A wave breaking into foam against the shore, or against a sand bank, or a rock or reef near the surface, considered a useful warning to ships of an underwater hazard
  6. A breakdancer.

Synonyms
(something that breaks):
(machine for breaking rocks or coal):
(small cask of water in case of shipwreck):
(building containing such a machine):
(wave):
(breakdancer): B-boy (male), B-girl (female), breakdancer

Translations
trans-top|something that breaks
Finnish: murskaaja, murskain
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trans-top|machine for breaking rocks or coal
Finnish: murskain
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trans-top|building containing such a machine
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trans-top|small cask of water in case of shipwreck
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trans-top|wave
Finnish: hyökyaalto
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breakdancer
See breakdancer

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