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Vocabulary Term Details

Breakwaters

Definition (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breakwaters)

Breakwaters are structures constructed on coasts as part of coastal defense or to protect an anchorage from the effects of both weather and longshore drift. (Wikipedia)

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Broader TermsNarrower TermsRelated Terms
Hydraulic structures
N/AFlood defence structures
Harbours

This term is used for the following terms: 
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Approved Date
18-Jan-2013

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