APPENDIX 

 GLOSSARY 



accretion fillet — a deposit of sediments by littoral currents. 



downdrift — the predominant direction of movement of littoral materials. 



littoral — pertaining to a seashore or coastal region. 



littoral current — a nearshore current, primarily caused by wave action. 



orthogonal —perpendicular to the direction of wave crests. 



spline — a long wooden strip which fits into a recess in the face of a 

 timber member and extents out beyond the face as a tongue. 



updrift — the direction opposite to downdrift. 



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