point break

noun

The location where a wave breaks as it hits a point of land jutting out from the coastline.

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Meanings

nounpoint break (plural point breaks)

plural point breaks

  1. slanghobbiesThe location where a wave breaks as it hits a point of land jutting out from the coastline.

    Latigo Beach. Nice point break. Long workable rides.

    1991, W. Peter Iliff, Point Break
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APA

point break. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/point%20break

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “point break,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/point%20break.

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