Assertion: breakwater's side | /r/CapableOf | form the top of said element
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text: A breakwater construction having a sloping face exposed to the action of Waves, said construction constituting a unitary element of given length and comprising a completely closed outer casing having a generally trapezoidal form in cross-section and with the larger parallel side of said casing located at the base of said element and the smaller parallel side forming the top of said element, that side wall of said element facing the open water constituting the front wall of the element and being so inclined that the vertical component of the vector force created thereon by a breaking Wave contributes substantially to the stability of the element under wave action, means provided on the top wall of said casing for preventing breaking waves from passing over the top of said element, longitudinally extending means in said casing forming within said casing a plurality of longitudinally extending ballast-tanks for enhancing the stability of said element and rigidifying said element against longitudinal bending, and means at the the base of said element for maintaining said breakwater element in position on the ocean bottom.