Difference between Breakwater and Seawall

BREAKWATER vs SEAWALL: NOUN

On beaches: a wooden or concrete barrier, usually perpendicular to the shore, intended to prevent the movement of sand along a coast.
A low bulkhead across the forecastle deck of a ship which diverts water breaking over the bows into the scuppers
A construction in or around a harbour designed to break the force of the sea and to provide shelter for vessels lying inside
Any structure or contrivance, as a mole, mound, wall, or sunken hulk, serving to break the force of waves and protect a harbor or anything exposed to the force of the waves.
A barrier that protects a harbor or shore from the full impact of waves.
A protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away

A coastal defence in the form of an embankment
An embankment to prevent erosion of a shoreline.
A protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away

Quay, Wharf, Dyke, Embankment, Levee, Dike, Dam, Causeway, Pier, Mole, Groin, Bulwark, Groyne, Seawall, Jetty

Berm, Causeway, Shoreline, Revetment, Pier, Entity, Wall, Embankment, Dike, Mole, Groin, Bulwark, Jetty, Groyne, Breakwater

Quay, Wharf, Dyke, Embankment, Levee, Dike, Dam, Causeway, Pier, Mole, Groin, Bulwark, Groyne, Seawall, Jetty

Berm, Causeway, Shoreline, Revetment, Pier, Entity, Wall, Embankment, Dike, Mole, Groin, Bulwark, Jetty, Groyne, Breakwater

Mooring to the breakwater, piers, or revetments is prohibited.
Maverick Square intersection stretching toward the Breakwater Market Place.
Hibernia Promise of Rock and Sea, Breakwater Books, St.
Selected stations guard the International of Eastport Breakwater.
Lewes Beach via the Junction and Breakwater Trail.
Night Out was held at Breakwater in Monona!
There, he could seek shelter behind the breakwater.
This record is a photograph of Rockland Breakwater Light Station, a historic lighthouse located at the end of Rockland Breakwater in Rockland Harbor, Maine.
LOCATION: PORT ST MARY BREAKWATERType: Rock fishing, breakwater fishing and harbour fishing Amenities: Free car parking near to the harbour and breakwater.
Stability, Sandbag breakwater, Configuration of structure, Pillow sandbag, Breakwater.

Marine Safety Building by adding a new seawall.
Close to restaurants and shops along the Seawall.
Closing on Ricardo Villalobos interpretation of Envoys Seawall.
Vancouver False Creek Seawall and English Bay Beach.
The seawall has been determined to be historical.
On several occasions, the insured asked the agency for seawall coverage and, on each occasion, was told that seawall coverage was not available.
The first is a seawall in disrepair; regardless of the elevation of the seawall, a homeowner can be cited.
The new seawall would extend approximately two feet further into harbor waters than the existing seawall.
Waterways Advisory Committee met Thursday in City Council chambers, reviewing the seawall manual and seawall ordinance technical specifications.
State had acquired an easement over the Seawall by common law implied dedication and the Seawall and real property under the Seawall by surrender.