Assertion: breakwater | /r/HasProperty | built perpendicular
Facets:
value: to the shoreline
type: LOCATION
value: to keep sand
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: A groin is a medium-sized artificial structure built perpendicular to the shoreline.
text: A groyne is a shore protection structure built perpendicular to the shoreline of the coast (or river), over the beach and into the shoreface (the area between the nearshore region and the inner continental shelf), to reduce longshore drift and trap sediments.
text: Jetties are long structures built perpendicular to the shoreline and extending out into the ocean.
text: A groin is a long narrow pile of rocks built perpendicular to the shoreline to keep sand at that beach.
text: A groin is a long narrow pile of rocks built perpendicular to the shoreline to keep sand at that beach.
text: A groyne (in the U.S. groin), built perpendicular to the shore, is a rigid hydraulic structure built from an ocean shore (in coastal engineering) or from a bank (in rivers) that interrupts water flow and limits the movement of sediment.
text: A groyne (in the U.S. groin), built perpendicular to the shore, is a rigid hydraulic structure built from an ocean shore (in coastal engineering) or from a bank (in rivers) that interrupts water flow and limits the movement of sediment.
text: • A jetty is similar to a groin in that it is a structure that is built perpendicular to the shore, and it is also usually constructed of riprap.