Breakwater vs Enrockment - What's the difference?
breakwater | enrockment |
a construction in or around a harbour designed to break the force of the sea and to provide shelter for vessels lying inside
(nautical) a low bulkhead across the forecastle deck of a ship which diverts water breaking over the bows into the scuppers
On beaches: a wooden or concrete barrier, usually perpendicular to the shore, intended to prevent the movement of sand along a coast.
A layer of stones and rocks laying on the bottom of a sea or lake that provides the base for a pier or breakwater.