breaker
breaker is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 12 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Specifically: A machine for breaking rocks, or for breaking coal at the mines; also, the building in which such a machine is placed.
- 2.(Naut.) A small water cask. Totten.
- 3.A wave breaking into foam against the shore, or against a sand bank, or a rock or reef near the surface. The breakers were right beneath her bows. Longfellow.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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- What is specifically: A machine for breaking rocks, or for breaking coal at the mines; also, the building in which such a machine is placed called?
- What is a wave breaking into foam against the shore, or against a sand bank, or a rock or reef near the surface. The breakers were right beneath her bows. Longfellow called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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