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PROGRESSION (of a beach)
See ADVANCE.
PROGRESSIVE WAVE
A wave that moves relative to a fixed coordinate system in a fluid. The direction in which it moves is termed the
direction of wave propagation.
PROMONTORY
A high point of land projecting into a body of water; a HEADLAND.
PROPAGATION OF WAVES
The transmission of waves through water.
PROTOTYPE
In laboratory usage, the full-scale structure, concept, or phenomenon used as a basis for constructing a scale model
or copy.
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Appendix A Glossary of Coastal Terminology
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