A low bulkhead across the forecastle deck of a ship which diverts water breaking over the bows into the scuppers.
A wooden or concrete barrier, usually perpendicular to the shore, intended to prevent the movement of sand along a coast.
A construction in or around a harbour designed to break the force of the sea and to provide shelter for vessels lying inside.
A place on a shoreline where a boat lands.
An arrival at a surface, as of an airplane or any descending object.
A level area at the top of a flight of stairs, or connecting one flight with another.