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n. 1. a heavy sea wave that breaks into white foam on the shore or a shoal.

2. a person or thing that breaks something: a code-breaker.

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A rock-crushing machine in which small particles are produced by impact or by fracture between movable jaws.

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(DOD) A wave in the process of losing energy where offshore energy loss is caused by wind action and nearshore energy loss is caused by the impact of the sea floor as the wave enters shallow (shoaling) water. Breakers either plunge, spill, or surge. See also breaker angle.

1. n. a break dancer. (Break dancing is a rhythmic and energetic impromptu performance usually done by untrained urban youths.)  He is one of the best breakers in the city.
2. n. someone attempting to use a citizens band radio channel.  There's a breaker trying to use this channel. Let's drop down to eleven.

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IN BRIEF: n. - Waves breaking on the shore.

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noun
noun, orig US

A Citizens' Band radio user; esp one who interrupts a conversation in order to begin transmitting. (1963 —) .
Truck & Driver Brian's currently searching for a CB buff to set up shop in the cafe to repair broken sets and sell replacement ones to passing breakers (1985).

[From the action of breaking into the conversation of others; cf. break verb 4.]

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• Receptacles and Casks - breaker: small water container in lifeboat

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - ophugger

2.
n. - tilrider, berider

Nederlands (Dutch)
(golf)breker, sloper, watervaatje (in reddingsboten)

Français (French)
1.
n. - casseur (de pierres), dresseur (de chevaux), violateur, (Constr) concasseur, brisoir, vague déferlante

2.
n. - petit tonneau pour de l'eau (souvent utilisé dans les canots de sauvetage)

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Brecher

2.
n. - Brecher

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μεγάλο κύμα, δαμαστής αλόγων

Italiano (Italian)
frangente

Português (Portuguese)
n. - onda (f) de arrebentação, transgressor (m)

Русский (Russian)
вал, бурун

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - golpe de mar, ola que rompe, rompiente

2.
n. - (elec) interruptor automático, disyuntor

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - bränning, brottsjö, strömbrytare

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 碎浪, 破坏者, 打破者, 使破碎的事物

2. 小水桶

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 碎浪, 破壞者, 打破者, 使破碎的事物

2.
n. - 小水桶

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 파괴자, 부서지는 파도, 절단기

2.
n. - 물통

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 砕ける波, 壊す人, 破砕機, 遮断器, 大波, 破壊者

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) موجه كبيرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שובר, מאלף סוסים, נחשול, גל גדול, מישבר‬
n. - ‮חביונת מים, משמשת לעתים קרובות בסירות-הצלה‬

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