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1. A harbour breakwater is used to prevent the roughness of the sea outside the harbour from affecting the waters within. 2. A part of a ship's structure, usually located on the bow, and is used to divert a breaking sea.
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A mass of large stones thrown into water at random to form bases of piers, breakwaters, etc.
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Built of logs, etc., laid horizontally, with the ends dovetailed together at the corners, as in a log house; in marine work, often surrounding a central space filled with stones; as, a cobwork dock or breakwater.
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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.
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