Definizione monolingua

breakwater

breakwater (plural breakwaters)

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.

Definizione dizionario breakwater

frangiflutti

battimare

diga

frangionda

molo

paraonde

Altri significati:

construction in or around a harbour

the beach barrier

A construction in or around a harbour designed to break the force of the sea and to provide shelter for vessels lying inside.

(nautical) a low bulkhead across the forecastle deck of a ship which diverts water breaking over the bows into the scuppers

a construction in or around a harbour designed to break the force of the sea and to provide shelter for vessels lying inside

On beaches: a wooden or concrete barrier, usually perpendicular to the shore, intended to prevent the movement of sand along a coast.