breakwater vs embarcadère

breakwater

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

  • A wooden or concrete barrier, usually perpendicular to the shore, intended to prevent the movement of sand along a coast. 

  • A low bulkhead across the forecastle deck of a ship which diverts water breaking over the bows into the scuppers. 

embarcadère

noun
  • A pier, a wharf. 

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