Synonyms for breakwater

Most common

sea wall · pier · jetty · bulwark

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A construction in or around a harbour designed to break the force of the sea and to provide shelter for vessels lying inside.

Forms

Plural

breakwaters → jetties, piers, moles, bulwarks…

Example sentences

• pier Tom snuck up behind me and pushed me off the pier.
• jetty A young couple were watching the sunset from the jetty.
• bulwark Islam is a bulwark against gender ideology.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

pier¹, mole¹, dyke¹, dike¹

5 letters

groin¹, jetty²

6 letters

groyne

7 letters

bulwark²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (jetty² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

brise-lames

Italiano

frangiflutti

Español

rompeolas