waterbreak

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Synonyms: water break, halterbreak

Antonyms: water break, halterbreak

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|countable|obsolete}} A [[pothole]] or similar [[break]] in a [[road]]'s [[surface]] caused by [[rainwater]] [[wash]]ing away the surface of the road.
2. {{lb|en|countable}} A [[breakwater]].
3. {{lb|en|countable}} A [[barrier]] built across a [[steep]]ly [[sloping]] [[road]] or [[trail]] in order to [[direct]] the [[flow]] of [[water]] and [[prevent]] [[erosion]].
4. {{lb|en|countable|more generally}} Any [[artificial]]ly [[construct]]ed system or device to [[halt]] the [[destructive]] flow of water.
5. {{lb|en|countable}} The [[time]] [[elapse]]d from an [[underwater]] [[explosion]] or [[seismic]] event until the arrival of the [[result]]ing [[energy]] [[wave]] at a [[hydrophonic]] [[detector]].
6. {{lb|en|uncountable}} The [[formation]] of [[bead]]s of water on a [[smooth]] [[surface]], especially when used as an indicator of [[impurity|impurities]] on the surface.
7. {{lb|en|countable}} 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.

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