waterbreak

Definitions

• (countable) A pothole or similar break in a road's surface caused by rainwater washing away the surface of the road.
• (countable) A breakwater.
• (countable) A barrier built across a steeply sloping road or trail in order to direct the flow of water and prevent erosion.
• (countable) Any artificially constructed system or device to halt the destructive flow of water.
• (countable) The time elapsed from an underwater explosion or seismic event until the arrival of the resulting energy wave at a hydrophonic detector.
• (uncountable) The formation of beads of water on a smooth surface, especially when used as an indicator of impurities on the surface.
• (countable) A break in the smooth surface of a body of water, such as a ripple, whitecap, or the roughness that results from water flowing over an uneven surface.