the technique of placing sand fill along the shoreline to widen the beach.
artificial process of replenishing a beach with material from another source which lies either inland or may be dredged from offshore.
The building up of a beach artificially by pumping, dumping, or pushing sand onto the beach.
Placement of dredged material, normally sand, along a riverbank or coastline to build beaches or to replace beaches that have been washed away.
The practice of placing clean, sandy material onto an eroded beach for the purpose of restoration.
The process of replenishing a beach by artificial means
Placing sand on an eroding beach to provide a protective buffer against storm and wave damage or for the purpose of beach enhancement to increase recreational value.
Beach nourishment is a complimentary term that describes a process by which sediment (usually sand) lost through longshore drift or erosion is replaced on a beach. It involves the transport of the nourishment material from one area to the affected area. This process is often expensive (minimum of $1 million/mile), depending upon the source (and thus the cost) of the sand.
