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- Dictionarybreak point/ˈbrāk ˌpoint/
noun
- 1. a place or time at which an interruption or change is made.
- 2. the state of a game when the side receiving service needs only one more point to win the game: "he hit a winner to reach break point"
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Jul 1, 2022 · The God of Thunder learns in Taika Waititi's Thor: Ragnarok that Tony Stark gave him "Point Break" as his Quinjet activation code name. Here's why.
Nov 5, 2022 · The Son of Odin's nickname is a reference to the 1991 Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze flick, Point Break.
To put it simply, a point break is the point at which a wave breaks over a rock. When the conditions are ideal, a point break makes an exhilarating wave to ride.
Considered by many surfers as the perfect wave, a point break occurs when a wave wraps around a large rock or headland and into a cove or bay. Because of the way in which they break, point breaks tend to be the long, uninterrupted waves, which result in the longest surfable ride.
A point break is a type of wave that breaks along/across a prominent piece of land, such as: A headland. A sandy point. A rocky outcrop. What makes them unique is the way the waves bend and wrap around the point, creating mechanical waves that can peel and break for miles - literally.
A point break is a surf break where the shoreline extends out to sea creating a headland. The wave hits the headland or jetty and begins to peel along the extending shoreline creating a wave that is long, well-formed and unlikely of closing out or breaking in front of itself.
A point break is one of several different types of surf breaks. Break refers to where the waves break. In a point break, a piece of land sticks out from shore creating a point. When wave energy rolls toward the shore it hits the underwater topography of the point and sends the waves breaking around the land mass.
