I believe it is where the water is around 6 feet deep. I know it is where the waves "break" (go from nice and smooth to rolling over) as they come into shore.
When waves approach a shore, the orbital motion of the water particles becomes influenced by the bottom of the body of water and the wavelength decreases as the wave slows. As the water becomes shallower the wave steepens further until it "breaks" in a breaker, or surf, carrying the water forward and onto the beach in a turbulent fashion.
2007-01-10 12:42:29
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answered by Anonymous
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Well in RI we called the breakwater the "breaker" for short. It was basically a wall of rocks submerged in the water, extending from the land out into the ocean. Its purpose is to keep really big waves from eroding the land, especially during storms.
2007-01-10 20:33:40
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answered by greydrakkon 3
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Look it up under 'waves'. A "breaker" is, as the name would imply, a wave the top of which 'breaks' ie., no longer remains attached to the rest of the wave as it reaches the beach. Think of the "white stuff" You see at a surf beach carnival when there is surf board riding.
2007-01-10 20:37:25
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answered by Ashleigh 7
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It's a wave. Find the breaker in this photo:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:PortoCovoJan07-4.jpg
2007-01-10 20:34:36
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answered by anywherebuttexas 6
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Ice breaker maybe? Or like the above answer say's about the rocks, or "jetties" where I come from.
2007-01-10 20:36:24
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answered by hmrdwn95 2
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It is a wave that curls enough to "break" over and crash onto the water surface in front of it, creating foam and turbulance.
2007-01-10 20:39:38
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answered by Kerry 7
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You need to become best friends with www.dictionary.com. A dictionary will help you understand what is being asked by allowing you to define the terms.
2007-01-10 20:37:19
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answered by Inquisitive125 3
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