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Definition of Freeboard:
The height of the crest of a structure above the still water level.[1].
This is the common definition for Freeboard, other definitions can be discussed in the article

References

  1. CIRIA (1996). Beach management manual. CIRIA Report 153.

See also

  1. Detached shore parallel breakwaters
  2. Application of breakwaters