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breakwall

breakwall noun: a wall, typically built outside of a harbour, that diminishes damage due to battering by the waves.

Noun

breakwall (plural breakwalls)

  1. A wall, typically built outside of a harbour, that diminishes damage due to battering by the waves.

Forms of breakwall

pluralbreakwalls

Origin of breakwall

From break + wall.

Questions about breakwall

What does breakwall mean?
Breakwall means a wall, typically built outside of a harbour, that diminishes damage due to battering by the waves.
What part of speech is breakwall?
Breakwall is a noun.
What is the plural of breakwall?
The plural of breakwall is breakwalls.

Words near breakwall in the dictionary

  1. breakthrus
  2. breaktime
  3. breaktimes
  4. breakup
  5. breakups
  6. breakwall
  7. breakwalls
  8. breakwater
  9. breakwaters
  10. Breakwell
  11. breakwind

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