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EC:  GROIN

Status: STD 2005/06/07
Code: 495
Concept definition: A <STRUCTURE> that normally projects outward from a <SHORE> and protects a <BEACH> from erosion by disrupting the alongshore movement of <SAND> and other <SEDIMENT>s but not by preventing <WATER_WAVE>s from reaching the <SHORE>; groin.
 
Reference type: PR
Reference: [FACC, Annex A: BB043]
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