| Main Entry: | breakwater |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | jetty |
Synonyms: |
barrier, embankment, levee, pier, seawall, wharf |
| Main Entry: | harbor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | place for storing boats in the water |
Synonyms: |
anchorage, arm, bay, bight, breakwater, chuck, cove, dock, embankment, firth, gulf, haven, inlet, jetty, landing, mooring, pier, port, road, roadstead, wharf |
| Notes: | harbor first meant 'shelter' and 'lodging' and that is how the word first entered English place-names, as a 'place of shelter; refuge' for a crowd of people; a port is a haven for vessels and it is equipped for loading and unloading ships, while a harbor is a haven for vessels but does not necessarily have onshore facilities |
| Main Entry: | jetty |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | pier |
Synonyms: |
barrier, breakwater, dock, groin, landing, quay, seawall, slip, wharf |
| Main Entry: | levee |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | embankment |
Synonyms: |
bank, breakwater, dam, earthwork, mound |
| Main Entry: | wharf |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | boat storage |
Synonyms: |
berth, breakwater, dock, jetty, landing, landing stage, levee, pier, quay, slip |
| Main Entry: | embankment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | dike |
Synonyms: |
bank, breakwater, causeway, hill, mound |
| Main Entry: | sea wall |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | wall to hold out sea |
Synonyms: |
barrier, breakwater, dike, embankment, jetty, sea cliff |