caisson— A hollow structure filled with selected material that is used as a breakwater or jetty 

 section. 



cantilever— A projecting beam, pile, or structural member that resists (or is capable of 

 resisting) a transverse load applied to the part projecting beyond its last point of support. 



cap— The finished structural member topping off a wall or bulkhead, providing strength, 

 protection, and continuity to the wall or bulkhead. 



channel meandering— The tendency of a sedimentary channel to change course mainly due 

 to the changing pattern of erosion and deposition of bottom sediments. 



deat— A wooden or metal fitting usually with two projecting horns around which a rope 

 may be tied. 



core- The inner makeup or part of a rubble-mound jetty or breakwater that is beneath the 

 armor layer or lowest armor -supporting layer. 



contiguous land— Adjacent or adjoining lands. 



Continental Shelf— The zone bordering a continent and extending from the low water Une to 

 the depth (usually about 100 fathoms) where there is a marked or rather steep descent 

 toward a greater depth. 



counterfort— A triangular bracing wall between a bulkhead wall and its footing. 



course— In stonework, a layer one stone thick. 



crowning— Warping or raising the center part of a flat surface so that it will shed water. 



cruising range— Total distance over which a powered craft can travel using one store of 

 self-contained fuel, excluding its emergency safety reserve. 



cutterhead dredge— A dredge that uses a rotating, toothed head mounted on the end of a 

 translating boom for loosening or cutting away the bottom material that is to be 

 removed or dredged. 



damping— Reducing in amplitude or intensity ; attenuating. 



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