- breakwater
- [ʹbreık͵wɔ:tə] n
волнолом, волнорез, мол
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
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Breakwater — has several meanings, including: * Breakwater (structure), a structure for protecting a beach or harbour * Breakwater, Victoria, a suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia * Breakwater School, a Portland, Maine, pre school and elementary school… … Wikipedia
Breakwater — Break wa ter, n. Any structure or contrivance, as a mole, or a wall at the mouth of a harbor, to break the force of waves, and afford protection from their violence. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
breakwater — (n.) 1721, from BREAK (Cf. break) (v.) + WATER (Cf. water) (n.) … Etymology dictionary
breakwater — ► NOUN ▪ a barrier built out into the sea to protect a coast or harbour from the force of waves … English terms dictionary
breakwater — [brāk′wôt΄ər] n. a barrier to break the impact of waves, as before a harbor: occasionally breakwall … English World dictionary
breakwater — UK [ˈbreɪkˌwɔːtə(r)] / US [ˈbreɪkˌwɔtər] noun [countable] Word forms breakwater : singular breakwater plural breakwaters a strong wall that protects a beach from the force of the waves … English dictionary
breakwater — /brayk waw teuhr, wot euhr/, n. a barrier that breaks the force of waves, as before a harbor. [1715 25; BREAK + WATER] * * * ▪ marine engineering artificial offshore structure protecting a harbour, anchorage, or marina basin from water… … Universalium
breakwater — [[t]bre͟ɪkwɔːtə(r)[/t]] breakwaters N COUNT A breakwater is a wooden or stone wall that extends from the shore into the sea and is built in order to protect a harbour or beach from the force of the waves … English dictionary
breakwater — noun (C) a large strong wall built out into the sea to protect the shore from the force of the waves: forming a natural breakwater against the sea … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
breakwater — noun she found a submerged breakwater, constructed of parallel stone walls filled with rubble Syn: sea wall, jetty, barrier, mole, bulwark, groin, pier … Thesaurus of popular words
breakwater — bangolaužis statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Išilginis hidrotechninis įrenginys uosto akvatorijai, kanalų ir šliuzų prieigoms, prieplaukoms, krantui apsaugoti nuo bangų, srovių, kartais ir nešmenų. atitikmenys: angl.… … Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
