mound breakwater
1Breakwater (structure) — Breakwaters are structures constructed on coasts as part of coastal defence or to protect an anchorage from the effects of weather and longshore drift. Purposes of breakwatersOffshore breakwaters, also called bulkheads, reduce the intensity of… …
2breakwater — Synonyms and related words: abutment, anchorage, anchorage ground, arc boutant, arch dam, backstop, bamboo curtain, bank, bar, barrage, barrier, basin, beam, bear trap dam, beaver dam, berth, bill, boom, breastwork, brick wall, buffer, bulkhead,… …
3mound — Synonyms and related words: abatis, advanced work, anthill, arch, arch dam, backstop, balistraria, bamboo curtain, bank, bank up, banquette, bar, barbed wire entanglement, barbican, barrage, barricade, barrier, barrow, bartizan, bastion,… …
4reef breakwater — a rubble mound of stones of uniform size with a crest at or below sea level which is re shaped by waves …
5levee — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. embankment, dike. See defense. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. embankment, dike, ridge, obstruction, block; see also dam 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. bank, embankment, dam, mound, breakwater …
6mole — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Dike] Syn. hill, mound, breakwater; see dam 1 . 2. [Blemish] Syn. flaw, birthmark, blotch; see blemish . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. spot, nevus, blemish, birthmark, freckle, blotch, discoloration, beauty mark …
7harbours and sea works — Introduction harbour also spelled harbor any part of a body of water and the manmade structures surrounding it that sufficiently shelters a vessel from wind, waves, and currents, enabling safe anchorage or the discharge and loading of… …
8National Register of Historic Places listings in Michigan — This is a list of properties on the National Register of Historic Places in the U.S. state of Michigan. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted November 10, 2011.[1] …
9Rakali — Conservation status Least Concern ( …
10Accropode — blocks are man made unreinforced concrete objects designed to resist the action of waves on breakwaters and coastal structures. HistoryThe Accropode is the first single layer artificial armour unit developed by [http://www.sogreah.fr Sogreah] in… …
