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Recent Examples of breakwater
This side of the breakwater was lined with tide pools formed from ECOncrete, a composite cement that mimics natural rock formations.
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Ben McGrath, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
While some paid to have headstones moved, many stayed in San Francisco and were later used in building projects including gutters and a breakwater.
—Chris Kenning, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
The pilot project can generate up to 100 kilowatts of power — enough for about 100 homes — and company officials told the Times the ultimate goal is to install steel floaters along the port’s 8-mile breakwater to generate about 60 megawatts of power, or enough for about 60,000 homes.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025
And a stone jetty, or breakwater, to protect the harbor was installed in 2020.
—Julie Depenbrock, NPR, 22 Sep. 2025
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Ben McGrath, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
While some paid to have headstones moved, many stayed in San Francisco and were later used in building projects including gutters and a breakwater.
—Chris Kenning, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
The pilot project can generate up to 100 kilowatts of power — enough for about 100 homes — and company officials told the Times the ultimate goal is to install steel floaters along the port’s 8-mile breakwater to generate about 60 megawatts of power, or enough for about 60,000 homes.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025
And a stone jetty, or breakwater, to protect the harbor was installed in 2020.
—Julie Depenbrock, NPR, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for breakwater
jetty
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Step out of the plane barefoot and walk down the long wooden jetty onto your very own island—all the while knowing that some of the best sushi in the world awaits.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Apr. 2026
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Anglers can enjoy surf fishing right from the beach or fish from one of the rock jetties, narrow structures that stretch from the shore into the ocean.—
Abby Price,
Southern Living,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Breakwater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breakwater. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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