breaker

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈbɹeɪkə/

Noun

in-plural colloquial US dated abbreviation alt-of clipping plural ellipsis

Something that breaks. / A machine for breaking rocks, or for breaking coal at the mines. / The building in which such a machine is placed. / A person who specializes in breaking things.

Japanese Meaning

何かを壊すもの / 鉱山で岩石や石炭を砕くための機械 / その機械が設置されている建物 / 物破壊を専門とする人物

What is this buttons?

After the inspection, they removed the breaker that had been responsible for weakening the bridge's support.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

点検後、橋の支持を弱めていた原因となる部品を取り外した。

Details

Sense（1）

Something that breaks.

Sense（2）

A machine for breaking rocks, or for breaking coal at the mines.

Sense（3）

The building in which such a machine is placed.

Sense（4）

A person who specializes in breaking things.

Sense（5）

(chiefly in the plural) A wave breaking into foam against the shore, or against a sandbank, or a rock or reef near the surface, considered a useful warning to ships of an underwater hazard