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noun
A pothole or similar break in a road's surface caused by rainwater washing away the surface of the road.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete
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noun
A breakwater.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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noun
A barrier built across a steeply sloping road or trail in order to direct the flow of water and prevent erosion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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noun
Any artificially constructed system or device to halt the destructive flow of water.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, countable
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noun
The time elapsed from an underwater explosion or seismic event until the arrival of the resulting energy wave at a hydrophonic detector.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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noun
The formation of beads of water on a smooth surface, especially when used as an indicator of impurities on the surface.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
A break in the smooth surface of a body of water, such as a ripple, whitecap, or the roughness that results from water flowing over an uneven surface.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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History
From water + break.
