Difference between Breakwaters and Seawall

BREAKWATERS vs SEAWALL: NOUN

Plural form of breakwater.
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

Shoreline, Sandbanks, Embankments, Reefs, Pilings, Piers, Jetties, Revetment, Moles, Mole, Groin, Bulwark, Groyne, Seawall, Jetty

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

Seaward, Dredging, Riprap, Shoreline, Embankments, Reefs, Pilings, Piers, Revetment, Mole, Groin, Bulwark, Groyne, Seawall, Jetty

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

Both breakwaters and sills must be specifically designed for the shoreline segment in question.
Descriptors: Sedimentation; Breakwaters; Climatology; Mathematical models; Mooring; Ports and harbors; Sediment transport.
Consultants at Belt Collins apparently think that extending both breakwaters will work.
At each oceanic canal entrance, breakwaters and port facilities will be constructed.
Wave transmission on submerged breakwaters made of hollow hemispherical shape artificial reefs.
Moveable breakwaters are planned to help stabilize the near shore sediments.
Docks, breakwaters, wharfs, jetties and similar assets will be excluded.
Show how groins, jetties, and breakwaters affect these patterns.
New wave pressure formulae for composite breakwaters, Proc.
Two L-shaped breakwaters offer protection from all winds and sea The 2 breakwaters and 4 floating fingers offers 450 berths.

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.