beach nourishment

collocation in English

meaningsofbeachandnourishment

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beach
noun[C]
uk
/biːtʃ/us
/biːtʃ/
an area of sand or small stones near the sea or another area of water such as ...
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nourishment
noun[U]
uk
/ˈnʌr.ɪʃ.mənt/us
/ˈnɝː.ɪʃ.mənt/
food that you need to grow and ...
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(Definition ofbeachandnourishmentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Crumbling sand cliffs feed beaches further round or down the coast—beachnourishment.
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The new strategy that the agency proposed involved a mixture of hard defences,beachnourishmentand beach management.
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Understanding the sediment transport system in the swash zone is also vital forbeachnourishmentprojects.
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Beachnourishmentis one way of protecting the fort landmark.
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Beach maintenance efforts, such asbeachnourishment, are especially expensive and are subject to persistent maintenance.
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The sand is used in the production of concrete and asphalt, and also in drainage systems andbeachnourishment.
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Beachnourishmentsand may erode, because of storms or lack of up-drift sand sources. 2.
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Beachnourishmentcan be used alongside the groyne schemes.
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Beachnourishmentoften involves excavation of sediments from riverbeds or sand quarries.
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Beachnourishmentinvolves pumping sand onto beaches to improve their health.
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One of the most common methods of soft erosion control isbeachnourishmentprojects.
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The reasons forbeachnourishmentare often misunderstood.
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Beachnourishmentis expensive, and must be repeated periodically. 3.
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Beachnourishmentis typically part of a larger coastal defense scheme.
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Wind wave models are also an important part of examining the impact of shore protection andbeachnourishmentproposals.
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One of the most difficult conflicts of interest to resolve, as regards siltation mitigation, is perhapsbeachnourishment.
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If the causes of the erosion are not addressed,beachnourishmentcan become a necessary and permanent feature of beach maintenance.
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Hornsea has many coastal defences such as sea walls, groynes andbeachnourishment.
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The ability to predict the performance of abeachnourishmentproject is best for a project constructed on a long, straight shoreline without the complications of inlets or engineered structures.
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In addition tobeachnourishment, it has restored habitat for four threatened and endangered species and enhanced community access with expanded parking lots, trails and new restrooms.
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