Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun break_water

1 sense of breakwater

Sense 1
breakwater, groin, groyne, mole, bulwark, seawall, jetty -- (a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away)
       => barrier -- (a structure or object that impedes free movement)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb break_water

1 sense of break water

Sense 1
fin, break water -- (show the fins above the water while swimming; "The sharks were finning near the surface")
       => swim -- (travel through water; "We had to swim for 20 minutes to reach the shore"; "a big fish was swimming in the tank")