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Recent Examples of breakwater
The work of running a port is a constant maintenance of channels, breakwaters, bridges, and the machinery of seagoing commerce.
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Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
In 2024, 30,000 gallons of sewage flowed to the beach at the San Gabriel River Jetty to the Anaheim Bay breakwater from a Los Angeles County Sanitation spill.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 6 June 2025
Specific measures include restoring 114 miles of breakwaters and 12.32 miles of oyster reef.
—Suzanne Wright, USA Today, 4 June 2025
This could, for example, include investing in reforestation to store more carbon or restoring oyster reefs to function as a breakwater or to improve water quality.
—Bill Frist, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
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Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
In 2024, 30,000 gallons of sewage flowed to the beach at the San Gabriel River Jetty to the Anaheim Bay breakwater from a Los Angeles County Sanitation spill.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 6 June 2025
Specific measures include restoring 114 miles of breakwaters and 12.32 miles of oyster reef.
—Suzanne Wright, USA Today, 4 June 2025
This could, for example, include investing in reforestation to store more carbon or restoring oyster reefs to function as a breakwater or to improve water quality.
—Bill Frist, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for breakwater
jetty
Noun
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The boat's motor died, causing the sailboat to crash into the 8th Street jetty around 11 a.m.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
25 July 2025
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Bystander video showed the boat being tossed about near the 8th Street jetty in Avalon.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
24 July 2025
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“Breakwater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breakwater. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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