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Ocean Glossary
This glossary of ocean terms defines words and phrases you may have heard but don't quite understand. The terms defined in the glossary are in parentheses below the letter links.
A
(Acretion, Alongshore, A-Zone)
B
(Backbarrier Flats, Backbarrier Marsh, Backrush, Backshore, Bar, Barrier Beach, Barrier Island, Barrier Lagoon, Barrier Spit, Bay, Beach, Beach Erosion, Beach Face, Berm, Berm Crest, Breakwater, Bypassing Sand)
C-E
(Current Littoral, Current Longshore, Cusp, Downdrift, Dredging, Dune, Ebb Tide, Erosion, Estuary, Estuarine)
F-H
(Fetch, Flood Tide, Foredune, Foreshore, Groin, Headland, High Tide, Hurricane)
J-M
(Jetty, Lagoon, Littoral Drift, Littoral Transport, Littoral Zone, Low Tide, Marsh, Mean High Water, Mean Low Water, Mean Sea Level)
N-S
(Neap Tide, Northeaster, Nourishment, Overwash, Riprap, Revetment, Salt Marsh, Scarp, Seawall, Sediment, Spring Tide, Surf Zone)
T-V
(Tide, Updrift, Upland, Uprush, Velocity Zone)
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