Vocabulary of Seaside Living

Here are some words from our coastal environment: • Backwash - the return of the seawater to the sea after waves break on shore • Breakwater - off-shore coastal barricade to defend the shoreline from the onslaught of storms' wrath and fury. Breakwaters absorb some of the raw power of the angry sea. • Dredging - pulling up sand and other matter from the seabed to deepen certain areas. • Storm surge - rapid rise in sea level due