(1) A structure built along a portion of a coast primarily to prevent EROSION and other damage by WAVE action It retains earth against its shoreward face (2) (SMP) A structure separating land and water areas primarily to prevent EROSION and other damage by WAVE action Generally more massive and capable of resisting greater wave forces than a BULKHEAD
A wall of stone, concrete, or other sturdy material, built along the shoreline to prevent erosion even by the strongest and highest of waves See also riprap