breakers

Everyday

1. Big waves that rise up and crash into white foam on a beach or rocks. tree →
2. A breaker is also a person or machine that breaks things: a record-breaker, an ice-breaker, a circuit breaker (a safety switch). tree →
3. (informal) Breakers can be breakdancers. tree →

In the lessons

In geography and stories about the sea, the breakers roll in and crash on the shore. In safety lessons, big breakers and rip currents can be dangerous, so swim between the flags. In science, a circuit breaker switches off electricity when something goes wrong. Phrases: record-breaker, ice-breaker game, circuit breaker.

Examples

• The breakers crashed on the rocks. tree →
• Surfers waited for the big breakers. tree →
• Swim between the flags, away from the big breakers. tree →
• The ship was smashed by the breakers. tree →
• She is a record-breaker in the swimming team. tree →
• We played an ice-breaker game on the first day of school. tree →
• The circuit breaker tripped and the lights went out. tree →
• "I thought I heard the roar of breakers," said the pilot. tree →

Note

Plural of breaker. When used for waves it is nearly always plural. Related: break, broke, broken.

In Jewish tradition

Great waves of the sea crashing down.

Interpretation. The psalm says God is mightier than the roaring sea, showing His rule over the powers of nature.

Examples

• Above the voices of many waters, the mighty breakers of the sea, the LORD on high is mighty. (Writings PSA.93.4, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Plural of breaker. When used for waves it is nearly always plural. Related: break, broke, broken.