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|Meaning=A sea [[surface wave]] that has become too steep to be stable and that breaks on the shore  or in the open ocean.
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|Explanation=Breakers can be classified into four categories: 1) A spilling breaker breaks gradually over a  considerable distance; 2) plunging breakers tend to curl over and break with a crash; 3) surging  breakers peak up, but then instead of spilling or plunging, they surge up on the beach face; 4)  collapsing breakers break in the middle or near the bottom of the wave rather than at the top.
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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">A sea [[surface wave]] that has become too steep to be stable and that breaks on the shore  or in the open ocean.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">Breakers can be classified into four categories: 1) A spilling breaker breaks gradually over a  considerable distance; 2) plunging breakers tend to curl over and break with a crash; 3) surging  breakers peak up, but then instead of spilling or plunging, they surge up on the beach face; 4)  collapsing breakers break in the middle or near the bottom of the wave rather than at the top.</div><br/> </div>
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Latest revision as of 22:18, 13 January 2024

A sea surface wave that has become too steep to be stable and that breaks on the shore or in the open ocean.

Breakers can be classified into four categories: 1) A spilling breaker breaks gradually over a considerable distance; 2) plunging breakers tend to curl over and break with a crash; 3) surging breakers peak up, but then instead of spilling or plunging, they surge up on the beach face; 4) collapsing breakers break in the middle or near the bottom of the wave rather than at the top.


A sea surface wave that has become too steep to be stable and that breaks on the shore or in the open ocean.

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