Breakers may refer to:

Geography

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breaking wave In fluid dynamics and nautical terminology, a breaking wave or breaker is a wave with enough energy to "break" at its peak, reaching a critical level at which linear energy transforms into wave turbulence energy with a distinct forward curve. ...

on water

Arts and entertainment

* ''Breakers'' (Stephen King), from the Dark Tower books * ''Breakers'' (TV series), an Australian television series * The Breakers (American band), a 1960s garage rock band * The Breakers (Danish band), a Danish rock band active 2002–2012 * "Breakers" (song), a 2012 song by Local Natives *Orlando Breakers, a fictional National Football League team in ''Coach'' (TV series) * New York City Breakers, a professional pioneer Breaking and B-boy crew or group

Video games

* ''Breakers'' (1986 video game), a 1986 text adventure video game by Broderbund * ''Breakers'' (1996 video game), a 1996 fighting arcade game by Visco **''Breakers Revenge'', a 1998 updated version of the 1996 game by Visco *''Dawn of the Breakers'', a 2018 free-to-play action-adventure game by CyberStep

Sports

United States

* Bay State Breakers, a Junior A ice hockey team in the Eastern Junior Hockey League, based in Rockland, Massachusetts * Boston Breakers (WPSL Elite), a professional soccer team in Women's Professional Soccer * Boston Breakers (WUSA) (2000-2003), a former professional soccer team in Women's United Soccer Association * Daytona Beach Breakers, a defunct ice hockey team in the Sunshine Hockey League (1992-1995) and the Southern Hockey League (1995-1996) * Long Beach Breakers (2001-2003), a defunct minor league baseball team in Long Beach, California * North Bay Breakers (1994-1995), a defunct soccer team in Santa Rosa, California * Northeast Pennsylvania Breakers, a former member of the American Basketball Association (2005) and the United States Basketball League (2006) *

Orange County Breakers The Orange County Breakers was a World TeamTennis (WTT) franchise founded in 2003, owned by Laguna Beach businessman Eric Davidson. The Breakers won the WTT Championship in 2004, 2017 and 2021. In 2014, the franchise moved to Greater Austin, Texa ...

, a World TeamTennis franchise, named the Newport Beach Breakers from 2003 to 2011 *

Portland Breakers The Portland Breakers were an American football team that played in the United States Football League (USFL) in the mid-1980s. Before moving to Portland, Oregon, the franchise was previously in Boston, Massachusetts as the Boston Breakers and ...

(1985), a former United States Football League team * Santa Barbara Breakers, a team in the West Coast Pro Basketball League * Santa Cruz County Breakers (2007-2008), a defunct soccer team *Seattle Breaker, former name (1977-1985) of the

Seattle Thunderbirds The Seattle Thunderbirds are a major junior ice hockey team based in the city of Kent, Washington. They are part of the U.S. Division of the Western Conference in the Western Hockey League. Founded in 1971 as the Vancouver Nats, the team arrive ...

, a Western Hockey League team * Southern California Breakers, a former team in the Independent Women's Football League based in Orange County, California

Australia and New Zealand

Newcastle Breakers FC Newcastle Breakers FC are a defunct Australian football (soccer) club. Formed out of elements of the Newcastle Austral club, they participated in the National Soccer League The National Soccer League (NSL) was the top-level soccer league in ...

, a defunct football club (1991-2000) of Newcastle, New South Wales ** Breakers Stadium, now known as The Gardens Greyhound and Sporting Complex *

New South Wales Breakers The New South Wales Women cricket team, also known as the New South Wales Breakers, is the women's representative cricket team for the Australian State of New South Wales. They play most of their home games at North Sydney Oval and they also u ...

, a team in the Women's National Cricket League *

New Zealand Breakers The New Zealand Breakers (also known as the Bank of New Zealand, BNZ Breakers for sponsorship reasons) are a New Zealand professional basketball team based in Auckland. The Breakers are the only non-Australian side currently competing in Austral ...

, a team in the Australian National Basketball League * Queensland Breakers, a club water polo team

Canada

British Columbia Breakers The British Columbia Breakers were a professional women's ice hockey team in the National Women's Hockey League (1999), National Women's Hockey League (NWHL). The team played its home games in Langley, British Columbia (district municipality), Lan ...

, an ice hockey team in the National Women's Hockey League * Cape Breton Breakers (1993-1994), a defunct National Basketball League team

Buildings

The Breakers (hotel) The Breakers Palm Beach is a historic, Renaissance Revival style luxury hotel with 534 rooms. It is located at 1 South County Road in Palm Beach, Florida. During the 1895–96 winter season, business tycoon Henry Flagler opened the first Br ...

, Palm Beach, Florida * Breakers Hotel (Long Beach, California) * Hotel Breakers, Sandusky, Ohio *

The Breakers The Breakers is a Gilded Age mansion located at 44 Ochre Point Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island, US. It was built between 1893 and 1895 as a summer residence for Cornelius Vanderbilt II, a member of the wealthy Vanderbilt family. The 70-room mans ...

, a mansion in Newport, Rhode Island ** The Breakers (1878), the original estate at that site

Electricity

* Breakers, a colloquial expression for circuit breaker