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"Where the sea bottom has a very gentle slope, the waves break at some distance from the shore and the sand they carry is deposited, forming a barrier beach (B) along the line of greatest disturbance. The strip of water inclosed between the land and the barrier beach is called a lagoon (L)." -Dryer, 1901

Barrier Beach

"Where the sea bottom has a very gentle slope, the waves break at some distance from the shore and the…

"In some cases the shore current builds up the beach above sea level and adds to it on the seaward side, so that it gradually widens into a wave-built terrace or foreland." -Dryer, 1901

Wave-Build Terrace

"In some cases the shore current builds up the beach above sea level and adds to it on the seaward side,…