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Coastal engineering
A branch of civil engineering that applies engineering principles specifically to projects within the coastal zone including areas nearshore, estuary, marine, and shoreline.
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Complex spit
Engineering; Coastal engineering
A large recurved spit with secondary spits developed at its end. Example: Sandy Hook, New Jersey.
Feeling bottom
Engineering; Coastal engineering
The initial action of a deepwater wave, in response to the bottom, upon running into shoal water.
Retardation
Engineering; Coastal engineering
The amount of time by which corresponding tidal phases grow later day by day (about 50 minutes).
Rubble
Engineering; Coastal engineering
(1) Loose angular waterworn stones along a beach. (2) Rough, irregular fragments of broken rock.
Isthmus
Engineering; Coastal engineering
A narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, that connects two larger bodies of land.
Knot
Engineering; Coastal engineering
The unit of speed used in navigation equal to 1 nautical mile (6,076.115 ft or 1,852 m) per hour.
Uprush
Engineering; Coastal engineering
The rush of water up the foreshore following the breaking of a wave, also called swash or runup.
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