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shore protection

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shore protection [′shȯr prə‚tek·shən]
(civil engineering)
Preventing erosion of the ground bordering a body of water.


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The legislation provides billions of dollars in federal funding for beach and shore protection programs and funding for thousands of Army Corps of Engineers projects across the country.
A a result, work on marine reclamation and shore protection necessitated complex engineering, as the design looked to maximize sea frontages by incorporating canals and beaches.
As a result, work on marine reclamation and shore protection necessitated complex engineering as the design looked to maximise sea frontages by incorporating canals and beaches.
 
 
 
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