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Definition|title=Cross-shore profile
|definition= A cross-section taken perpendicular to a given beach contour; the profile may include the face of a [[dune]] or [[seawall]], extend over the [[backshore]], across the [[foreshore]], and seaward underwater into the [[nearshore]] zone.<ref name="CIRIA (1996)"> CIRIA (1996). ''Beach management manual''. CIRIA Report 153.</ref>.}}

See also: [[Active coastal zone]].

==References==
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==See also==

# [[Groynes]]
# [[Artificial nourishment]]
# [[Protection against coastal erosion]]