Breakwater may refer to:
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Breakwater (structure)
A breakwater is a permanent structure constructed at a coastal area to protect against tides, currents, waves, and storm surges. Breakwaters have been built since antiquity to protect anchorage (maritime), anchorages, helping isolate vessels ...
, a structure for protecting a beach or harbour
Places
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Breakwater, Victoria, a suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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Breakwater Island, Antarctica
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Breakwater Islands, Nunavut, Canada
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Breakwater School, a Portland, Maine, pre-school and elementary school founded in 1956
Arts and entertainment
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Breakwater (band)
Breakwater is an American funk band from Philadelphia. The band released two albums: ''Breakwater'' in 1978, and ''Splashdown (Breakwater album), Splashdown'' in 1980. The latter features the song "Release the Beast", which was sampled on "Robot ...
, a funk and soul band from the 1970s
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''Breakwater'' (album), a 1988 album by Lennie Gallant
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''Breakwater'' (film), a 2023 starring Dermot Mulroney
* ''The Breakwater'', an alternative name for the 1670 painting ''
Storm Off a Sea Coast'' by Jacob van Ruisdael
Other
* , a United States Navy patrol vessel, minesweeper, and tug in commission from 1917 to 1920
* Breaking the water or water breaking, a term for the
rupture of membranes
Rupture of membranes (ROM) or amniorrhexis is a term used during pregnancy to describe a rupture of the amniotic sac. Normally, it occurs spontaneously at full term either during or at the beginning of labor. Rupture of the membranes is known ...
during pregnancy
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