LEE - (1) Shelter, or the part or side sheltered or turned away from the 

 wind or waves . (2) (Chiefly nautical) The quarter or region toward 

 which the wind blows. 



LEEWARD - The direction toward which the wind is blowing; the direction 

 toward which waves are traveling. 



LENGTH OF WAVE - The horizontal distance between similar points on two 

 successive waves measured perpendicularly to the crest. (See 

 Figure A- 3.) 



LEVEE - A dike or embankment to protect land from inundation. 



LIMIT OF BACKRUSH, LIMIT OF BACKWASH - See BACKWASH. 



LITTORAL - Of or pertaining to a shore, especially of the sea. 



LITTORAL CURRENT - See CURRENT, LITTORAL. 



LITTORAL DEPOSITS - Deposits of littoral drift. 



LITTORAL DRIFT - The sedimentary material moved in the littoral zone 

 under the influence of waves and currents . 



LITTORAL TRANSPORT - The movement of littoral drift in the littoral 



zone by waves and currents. Includes movement parallel (longshore 

 transport) and perpendicular (on-offshore transport) to the shore. 



LITTORAL TRANSPORT RATE - Rate of transport of sedimentary material 

 parallel to or perpendicular to the shore in the littoral zone. 

 Usually expressed in cubic yards (meters) per year. Commonly 

 used as synonymous with LONGSHORE TRANSPORT RATE. 



LITTORAL ZONE - In beach terminology, an indefinite zone extending sea- 

 ward from the shoreline to just beyond the breaker zone. 



LOAD - The quantity of sediment transported by a current. It includes 

 the suspended load of small particles, and the bedload of large 

 particles that move along the bottom. 



LONGSHORE - Parallel to and near the shoreline. 



LONGSHORE BAR - A bar running roughly parallel to the shoreline. 



LONGSHORE CURRENT - See CURRENT, LONGSHORE. 



LONGSHORE TRANSPORT RATE - Rate of transport of sedimentary material 

 parallel to the shore. Usually expressed in cubic yards (meters) 

 per year. Commonly used as synonymous with LITTORAL TRANSPORT 

 RATE. 



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