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Term No.Term Name/Term DescriptionAction
1484
Groyne, Groin, Bankhead, Spur, Spur dike, Transverse dike, Jetty
1 - A structure built from the bank of a river in a direction transverse to the current. The groynes may be permeable, semi-permeable or impermeable. 2 - See 3479 and 8028......
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1500
Fending groyne, or Bankhead
Groyne which fends the current of flow of water and prevents erosion. Denehy`s groyne is an example of this type (illustrated)......
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1504
Low level groyne, Bed groyne, or Sedimentary groyne
A groyne built up slowly from the bed, for expansion and even reclamation over a large area.
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2239
Divide wall, Divide groyne, Division wall, or Dividing wall
A longitudinal wall or groyne separating the undersluices pocket section from the weir or barrage section (illustrated).
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8028
Spur, Spur dike, Groyne, or Transverse dike
1-A structure of stone, rock, timber, brushwood, pile, earth, or other materials, built from the bank of a stream traversing to the current for training the flow of water, for bank protection, for fixing a navigable channel or for trapping bedload to build up new river banks. The spur may be permeable, semi-impermeable or impermeable. 2 - See also .....
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