Assertion: breakwater | /r/HasProperty | construction
Facets:
value: around a harbour
type: LOCATION
value: out of rocks
type: OTHER
value: generally
type: DEGREE
value: well
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: As nouns the difference between breakwater and pier is that breakwater is a construction in or around a harbour designed to break the force of the sea and to provide shelter for vessels lying inside
text: Generally seawalls can be a successful way to control coastal erosion, but only if they are constructed well and out of materials which can withstand the force of ongoing wave energy.
text: A breakwater is generally constructed out of rocks or concrete, creating a wall, or even a submerged barrier that runs parallel to the shore.
text: As nouns the difference between causeway and breakwater is that causeway is a road that is raised, as to be above water, marshland etc while breakwater is a construction in or around a harbour designed to break the force of the sea and to provide shelter for vessels lying inside.
text: As nouns the difference between breakwater and revetment is that breakwater is a construction in or around a harbour designed to break the force of the sea and to provide shelter for vessels lying inside while revetment is a layer of stone, concrete, or other hard material supporting the side of an embankment.
text: As nouns the difference between breakwater and groyne is that breakwater is a construction in or around a harbour designed to break the force of the sea and to provide shelter for vessels lying inside while groyne is a (usually wooden) structure that projects from a coastline to prevent erosion, longshore drift etc; a breakwater.
text: Abreakwater vs Agroyne breakwater English Noun (en noun) a construction in or around a harbour designed to break the force of the sea and to provide shelter for vessels lying inside (nautical) a low bulkhead across the forecastle deck of a ship which diverts water breaking over the bows into the scuppers On beaches: a wooden or concrete barrier, usually perpendicular to the shore, intended to prevent the movement of sand along a coast.
text: The seawall was constructed initially as waves created by ships passing through the First Narrows were eroding the area between Prospect Point and Brockton Point.
text: An image from 1938, before the breakwater was constructed, shows a surfer riding a wave in Long Beach.