English Dictionary

mole

/məʊl/

noun

(nautical) A massive structure, usually of stone, used as a pier, breakwater or junction between places separated by water. / (rare) A haven or harbour, protected with such a breakwater.

The mole is a massive structure that extends into the sea.

意味（1）

(nautical) A massive structure, usually of stone, used as a pier, breakwater or junction between places separated by water.

[Alexander the Great] then conceived the stupendous idea of constructing a mole, which should at once connect [Tyre] with the main land; and this was actually accomplished by driving piles and pouring in incalculable quantities of soil and fragments of rock; and it is generally believed, partly on the authority of ancient authors, that the whole ruins of Old Tyre were absorbed in this vast enterprize, and buried in the depths of the sea …

意味（2）

(rare) A haven or harbour, protected with such a breakwater.

意味（3）

(historical) An Ancient Roman mausoleum.