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The discipline, art, skill and profession of applying scientific knowledge and principles to the design and manufacturing of machines, structures, devices, systems, materials and processes.
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depression
Engineering; Coastal engineering
A general term signifying any depressed or lower area in the ocean floor.
parapet
Engineering; Coastal engineering
A low wall built along the edge of a structure such as a seawall or quay.
reference plane
Engineering; Coastal engineering
The plane to which sounding and tidal data are referred. See datum plane.
salt marsh
Engineering; Coastal engineering
A marsh periodically flooded by salt water (also tidal marsh; sea marsh).
tidal pool
Engineering; Coastal engineering
A pool of water remaining on a beach or reef after recession of the tide.
land-sea breeze
Engineering; Coastal engineering
The combination of a land breeze and a sea breeze as a diurnal phenomenon.
wave climate
Engineering; Coastal engineering
The seasonal and annual distribution of wave height, period and direction.
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