page_title: Breakwater
hierarchical_section_title: Breakwater
context_page_description: Breakwaters are structures built to protect structures along a coastline against the impact of waves. They reduce the intensity of waves, and lessen the amount of erosion.
context_section_description: Breakwaters are structures built to protect structures along a coastline against the impact of waves. They reduce the intensity of waves, and lessen the amount of erosion.
caption: Breakwaters also trap sediments
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