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breakwater
breakwater, offshore structure to protect a harbor from wave energy or deflect currents. When it also serves as a pier, it is called a quay; when covered by a roadway it is called a mole. In the United States a breakwater commonly consists of a long mound of stone rubble and of cheaper materials like rubber tires and oil drums. The flow of waves up its slope, and the formation of swirls by its rough surface dissipate wave energy. A pneumatic breakwater consists of perforated pipes discharging air bubbles; another type has underwater pipes that direct streams of water against approaching waves to cause them to break. Breakwaters are also used to promote sedimentation, which, depending on the breakwater's alignment, will infill to produce a stable beach. The Chesapeake breakwater was the first built in the United States. See coast protection.
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Breakwater Enters Into Qualifying Environmental Trust (QET)
Dec 21, 2007; TORONTO, ONTARIOMarketwire - Dec. 21, 2007) - Breakwater Resources Ltd. (TSX:BWR) (Breakwater) is pleased to announce that it has...
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Breakwater Enters Into Qualifying Environmental Trust (QET).
Dec 21, 2007; TORONTO, ONTARIO, Dec 21, 2007 (Marketwire via COMTEX) -- Breakwater Resources Ltd. (TSX:BWR) (Breakwater) is pleased to announce...
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The breakwater debate
Jun 21, 2005; The Long Beach breakwater returns to the City Council agenda tonight, four years after it last appeared. The issue was the same...
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Andrew Titus Joins NTI Breakwater as Managing Director, Northeast Region; Titus Brings Extensive Legal Market, E-Discovery Experience to Leading Computer Forensics Consulting Firm.
Dec 16, 2004; GRESHAM, Ore. -- NTI Breakwater, the computer forensics consulting division of Breakwater Security Associates, recently announced...
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Breakwater Security Associates Awarded Government Services Administration (GSA) Contract; GSA Contract Simplifies Acquisition of Breakwater Services for U.S. Government Organizations.
Mar 03, 2003; SEATTLE -- SEATTLE, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Breakwater Security Associates, Inc., a leading provider of information security...
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