This is the 15207th most frequent Korean word.
방파제를
A breakwater.
The word '방파제를' here refers to 'breakwater', a structure built near the shorelines to protect against waves and erosion. It is used as the direct object in the sentence, indicating the thing being walked upon or along.
저는 바닷가에서 긴 방파제를 걸었습니다.
I walked along the long breakwater at the beach.
In this sentence, '방파제를' again refers to a breakwater. Its usage in this context is to highlight the potential positive impacts of constructing such a structure concerning urban safety.
방파제를 건설하면 해안 도시를 더 안전하게 만들 수 있습니다.
Building a breakwater can make coastal cities safer.
Here, '방파제를' designates the breakwater as the object of observation in scientific research, linking it to the study of ecological systems near such man-made structures.