Usually means: Barrier protecting shore from waves.
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▸ noun:  A wall, typically built outside of a harbour, that diminishes damage due to battering by the waves.

Similar:
breakwater, bulwark, bulkhead, waterbreak, seawall, dropwall, wall, training wall, counterfort, waterwall, more...

Opposite:
seawall, jetty, pier, wharf

Types:
seawall, groin, groyne, jetty, mole, bulkhead, more...

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Similar:
breakwater, bulwark, bulkhead, waterbreak, seawall, dropwall, wall, training wall, counterfort, waterwall, more...

Opposite:
seawall, jetty, pier, wharf

Types:
seawall, groin, groyne, jetty, mole, bulkhead, more...



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