What is that portion of the natural shore on the outside of the embankment which receives the stock of waves and deadens their force. Knight called?
foreland — (Hydraul. Engin.) That portion of the natural shore on the outside of the embankment which receives the stock of waves and deadens their force. Knight. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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