OVERTOPPING - Passing of water over the top of a structure as a result 

 of wave runup or surge action. 



OVERWASH - That portion of the uprush that carries over the crest of a 

 berm or of a structure. 



PENINSULA - An elongated body of land nearly surrounded by water, and 

 connected to a larger body of land. 



PERMEABLE GROIN - A groin with openings large enough to permit passage 

 of appreciable quantities of littoral drift. 



PIER - A structure, usually of open construction, extending out into the 

 water from the shore, to serve as a landing place, a recreational 

 facility, etc., rather than to afford coastal protection. In the 

 Great Lakes, a term sometimes improperly applied to jetties. 



PILE - A long, heavy timber or section of concrete or metal to be 

 driven or jetted into the earth or seabed to serve as a support 

 or protection. 



PILE, SHEET - A pile with a generally slender flat cross section to be 

 driven into the ground or seabed and meshed or interlocked with like 

 members to form a diaphragm, wall, or bulkhead. 



POCKET BEACH - A beach, usually small, in a coastal reentrant or between 

 two littoral barriers. 



POINT - The extreme end of a cape, or the outer end of any land area 

 protruding into the water, usually less prominent than a cape. 



PORT - A place where vessels may discharge or receive cargo; may be the 

 entire harbor including its approaches and anchorages, or may be the 

 commercial part of a harbor where the quays, wharves, facilities for 

 transfer of cargo, docks, and repair shops are situated. 



PROFILE, BEACH - The intersection of the ground surface with a vertical 

 plane; may extend from the top of the dune line to the seaward limit 

 of sand movement. 



PROMONTORY - A high point of land projecting into a body of water; a 

 HEADLAND. 



QUAY (Pronounced KEY) - A stretch of paved bank, or a solid artificial 

 landing place parallel to the navigable waterway, for use in loading 

 and unloading vessels. 



RECESSION (of a beach) - (1) A continuing landward movement of the 

 shoreline. (2) A net landward movement of the shoreline over a 

 specified time. 



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