Breakwaters - English meaning

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A fence or other obstacle that prevents movement or access.

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The mountain barrier between norway and sweden

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Anything used or acting to block someone from going somewhere or from doing something, or to block something from happening

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The secret service erected concrete barriers around the white house., jackie robinson was the afric…

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Something that prevents something else from happening or makes it more difficult

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Barrier (to sth) in an ideal world, there would be no barriers to the free movement of people betwe…

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A wall or bank of earth or stone built to prevent a river flooding an area.

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Chelsea embankment

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An artificial slope made of earth or stones

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A river embankment

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A low wall or sturdy barrier built out into the sea from a beach to check erosion and drifting.

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Four new groynes - timber planking walls running down the beach towards the water - will help trap …

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A low wall built out from the coast into the sea, to prevent the repeated movement of the waves from removing parts of the land

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A landing stage or small pier at which boats can dock or be moored.

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Ben jumped ashore and tied the rowboat up to the small wooden jetty

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A small burrowing mammal with dark velvety fur, a long muzzle, and very small eyes, feeding mainly on worms, grubs, and other invertebrates.

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The fur of moles is velvety and can lie equally well in any direction, which allows easy movement i…

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A small, often slightly raised blemish on the skin made dark by a high concentration of melanin.

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A mole on her arm had not been there at the beginning of the summer

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A large solid structure on a shore serving as a pier, breakwater, or causeway.

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The north and south moles connect to the shore and the seabed ascends from 30m to nothing along the…

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A platform on pillars projecting from the shore into the sea, typically incorporating entertainment arcades and places to eat.

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The pier was the fourth longest in the country at 562 feet, with a large saloon and concert hall at…

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A structure built out over the water on posts, along which boats can land

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A fishing pier