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Translate breakwater from English to Spanish

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breakwater:
- escollera; malecón; interruptor; espigón; rompeolas; muro de contención
Wiktionary:
- breakwater → rompeolas
- breakwater → escollera, rompeolas

English

Detailed Translations for breakwater from English to Spanish

breakwater:

breakwater [the ~] nom

the breakwater
la escollera
- escollera [la ~] nom
the breakwater
el malecón; el interruptor; el espigón; el rompeolas; la escollera; el muro de contención
- malecón [el ~] nom
- interruptor [el ~] nom
- espigón [el ~] nom
- rompeolas [el ~] nom
- escollera [la ~] nom
- muro de contención [el ~] nom

Translation Matrix for breakwater:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
escollera	breakwater	contact-breaker
espigón	breakwater	column; contact-breaker; post
interruptor	breakwater	button; contact-breaker; interrupter; light switch; push; switch
malecón	breakwater	bulwark; column; landing stage; landing-stage; pier; post; quay; quayside; rampart; riverside wall; shore; waterside; wharf; wharfside
muro de contención	breakwater
rompeolas	breakwater
-	bulwark; groin; groyne; jetty; mole; seawall

Related Words for "breakwater":

breakwaters

Synonyms for "breakwater":

groin; groyne; mole; bulwark; seawall; jetty; barrier

Related Definitions for "breakwater":

a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away¹

Wiktionary Translations for breakwater:

breakwater

noun

the beach barrier
- breakwater → rompeolas
construction in or around a harbour
- breakwater → rompeolas

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• breakwater	→ escollera; rompeolas	↔ zeebreker — stenen strekdam dienend om de kracht van de golven te breken
• breakwater	→ rompeolas	↔ brise-lames — Construction de protection des ports

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University