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Rubble-mound Structure

A mound of random-shaped and random-placed stones protected with a cover layer of selected stones or specially shaped concrete armour units. (Armour units in a primary cover layer may be placed in an orderly manner or dumped at random.)

Wave Rose

Diagram showing the long-term distribution of wave height and direction.

Reef

An offshore consolidated rock hazard to navigation, with a least depth of about 20 metres (10 fathoms) or less. Often refers to coral fringing reefs in tropical waters.

Offshore

The portion of the littoral system that is always submerged.

Patch Reef

a mound like or flat-topped organic reef, generally less than 1 km across, frequently forming part of a larger reef complex.

Seashore

(Law) All ground between the ordinary high-water and low-water mark.

The shore of the sea or ocean, often used in a general sense (e.g. to visit the seashore).
An area of sandy stony rock or rocky land bordering and level with the sea.

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