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Overtopping device

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-020013

Partially submerged structure; a collector funnels waves over the top of the structure into a reservoir; water runs back out to the sea from this reservoir through a turbine.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-020013
FieldEnvironment
SubjectBuilt environments
ReferencesDOE Water Power Technologies Office Marine and Hydrokinetic Technology Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-020013",
  "term": "Overtopping device",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Overtopping Device",
  "definition": "Partially submerged structure; a collector funnels waves over the top of the structure into a reservoir; water runs back out to the sea from this reservoir through a turbine.",
  "subject": "Built environments",
  "references": [
    "DOE Water Power Technologies Office Marine and Hydrokinetic Technology Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/overtopping-device/"
}

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