collocation · formal
coastal erosion control
UK/ˈkəʊstəl ɪˈrəʊʒən kənˈtrəʊl/US/ˈkoʊstəl ɪˈroʊʒən kənˈtroʊl/COAST·al E·ro·sion CON·trol
measures to prevent or reduce the wearing away of the coastline
Examples
“building groynes and sea walls”
“beach nourishment projects”
“dune restoration”
Band 8 sentence
“Effective coastal erosion control combines hard engineering with soft approaches such as beach nourishment to maintain ecological integrity.”
Collocations
- implement coastal erosion control
- coastal erosion control projects
Word family
Common mistakes
beach erosion prevention→coastal erosion control
control coastal erosion by planting trees inland→coastal erosion control by dune restoration or sea walls
Say it for a higher band
5build sea walls→6prevent beach erosion→7+coastal erosion control
Synonyms
shoreline protection
Easily confused
shoreline protection
“Shoreline protection schemes often include groynes and revetments.”
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