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breakwater

N เขื่อน กัน ชายฝั่ง หรือ ท่าเรือ จาก คลื่น ของ น้ำทะเล  khuean-kan-chai-fang-rue-tar-ruea-jak-kluen-khong-nam-tha-le

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BREAKWATER

n.[break and water. ] The hull of an old vessel sunk at the entrance of a harbor, to break or diminish the force of the waves, to secure the vessels in harbor. 1. A small buoy fastened to a large one, when the rope of the latter is not long enough to reach the surface of the water.
2. A mole, at the mouth of a harbor, intended to break the force of the waves.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

BREAKWATER

BREAKWATER Break "wa `ter, n.

 

Defn: 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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

breakwater

break wa ter |ˈbrākˌwôtər, -ˌwätər ˈbreɪkˌwɔdər | noun a barrier built out into a body of water to protect a coast or harbor from the force of waves.

 

Oxford Dictionary

breakwater

break |water |ˈbreɪkwɔːtə | noun a barrier built out into the sea to protect a coast or harbour from the force of waves.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

breakwater

breakwater noun she found a submerged breakwater, constructed of parallel stone walls filled with rubble: sea wall, jetty, barrier, mole, bulwark, groin, pier.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

breakwater

breakwater noun sea wall, barrier, embankment; jetty, mole, groyne, pier.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

breakwater

br ak w ter 名詞 C 防波堤 .