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Dock : ( in French : le quai) : a part of a port where ships are
repaired , or goods are put onto or taken off them.
Embryo dune : ( in French : dune embryonnaire ) : a young sand
dune .
Estuary : ( in French : un estuaire ) : it is where river water mixes
with seawater .
Harbor : (in French : le port ) : an area of water on the coast ,
protected from the sea by strong walls , where ships can shelter.
Hills of sand : ( in French : collines de sable ) : an accumulation
of sand in area of land taht is higher than the land around it.
Hydrogenous : ( in French : Hydrogène ) : formed by chemical or
biochemical reactions in seawater.
Lagoon : ( in French : une lagune ) : a lake of salt water that is
separated from the sea by a reef or an area of rock.
Mangrove : ( in french : forêt de palétuviers ) : is a large woody
tree like plant with a thick network of roots that grow down from
the branchs into the water.
Mud : ( in French : la boue ) : wet earth that is soft and sticky.
Nearshore zone : (in French : la zone litorale ) : extends from the
breaker zone across the surf zone to the swash zone .
Offshore : ( in French : le large en mer c ’est la partie de la mer
qui est éloignée des cotes ) : it is seaward of the nearshore zone .
Peat : ( in French : la tourbe ) : a richly organic soil of partially
decomposed vegetation .
River input : ( in French : apport fluviau ) : the water , sediments
, pollutants that enter the sa through the river.
Rocky coast : ( in French : cote rocheuse ) : the land beside the
sea made of rocks.
Salt marsh grasses : ( in French : un schorre ) : are grasses that
possess the same characteristics as terrestrial plants , they grow
in sand and mud ,in low energy environments.
Sand dune : ( in French : une dune de sable ) : is a hill of sand
that form near the sea or in the desert.
Sand fencing : ( in French : une ganivelle) : are barriers used to
help trap sand and protect the sand dune from erosion.