GROIN
A STRUCTURE that normally projects outward from a SHORE and protects a BEACH from erosion by disrupting the alongshore movement of SAND and other SEDIMENTs but not by preventing WATER_WAVEs from reaching the SHORE; a groin.
Classification(s)
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Geographic semantic resource library Sedris shelter
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| English |
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| Name | GROIN |
| Description | A STRUCTURE that normally projects outward from a SHORE and protects a BEACH from erosion by disrupting the alongshore movement of SAND and other SEDIMENTs but not by preventing WATER_WAVEs from reaching the SHORE; a groin. |
| Chinese |
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| Name | 交叉拱 |
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NNU_Group (2011). GROIN, Concept & Semantic, OpenGMS,
https://geomodeling.njnu.edu.cn/repository/concept/4b117aa4-f8af-4bd9-a3c8-a6e1d38a0425
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