point break

See also: pointbreak

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Noun

point break (plural point breaks)

1. (surfing slang) The location where a wave breaks as it hits a point of land jutting out from the coastline.
   • 1991, W. Peter Iliff, Point Break:

     Latigo Beach. Nice point break. Long workable rides.

Related terms

• beach break
• reef break

Anagrams

• break point, breakpoint