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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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Sill
Engineering; Coastal engineering
(1) A submerged structure across a river to control the water level upstream. (2) The crest of a spillway.
Subaerial
Engineering; Coastal engineering
Situated or occurring on or adjacent to the surface of the earth, usually meaning above the water surface.
Offshore breakwater
Engineering; Coastal engineering
A breakwater built towards the seaward limit of the littoral zone, parallel (or nearly parallel) to the shore.
Bottom boundary layer
Engineering; Coastal engineering
The lower portion of the water flow that experiences frictional retardation based on its proximity to the bed.
Morphologically averaged
Engineering; Coastal engineering
Single wave condition producing the same net longshore drift as a given proportion of the annual wave climate.
Submergent coast
Engineering; Coastal engineering
A coast in which formerly dry land has been recently drowned, either by land subsidence or a rise in sea level.
Flood channel
Engineering; Coastal engineering
Channel located on ebb-tidal shoal that carries the flood tide over the tidal flat into the back bay or lagoon.
