breakwater

As nouns the difference between breakwater and barrages

is that breakwater is a construction in or around a harbour designed to break the force of the sea and to provide shelter for vessels lying inside while barrages is plural of barrage.

As nouns the difference between breakwater and ground

is that breakwater is a construction in or around a harbour designed to break the force of the sea and to provide shelter for vessels lying inside while ground is (senseid)(uncountable) the surface of the earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground.

As a verb ground is

to connect (an electrical conductor or device) to a ground or ground can be (grind).

As an adjective ground is

crushed, or reduced to small particles.

As nouns the difference between breakwater and revetment

is that breakwater is a construction in or around a harbour designed to break the force of the sea and to provide shelter for vessels lying inside while revetment is a layer of stone, concrete, or other hard material supporting the side of an embankment.

As nouns the difference between breakwater and enrockment

is that breakwater is a construction in or around a harbour designed to break the force of the sea and to provide shelter for vessels lying inside while enrockment is a layer of stones and rocks laying on the bottom of a sea or lake that provides the base for a pier or breakwater.