1 3 ABSTRACT COASTAL DEFENCE SYSTEM 5 A COASTAL DEFENCE SYSTEM COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF RETAINING MODULES ARRANGED ALONG A COASTLINE, WHEREBY THE RETAINING MODULES ARE RETAINED IN POSITION BY PARTIALLY EMBEDDED INTO THE SAND OF THE COASTLINE WITH A TOP PORTION EXPOSED ABOVE THE SAND LEVEL; AND A PLURALITY OF BLOCKING MODULES INTERCONNECTED ALONG THE COASTLINE BY AN INTERLOCKING MECHANISM BETWEEN ADJACENT BLOCKING MODULES WHEN THE BLOCKING MODULES ARE ABUTTING TO EACH OTHER, EACH OF THE 1 0 BLOCKING MODULES HAVING A FRONT INCLINED WALL FACING SEAWARD, WHEREBY THE INTERCONNECTED BLOCKING MODULES ARE BEING POSITIONED AT THE BACK OF THE RETAINING MODULES WITH A BOTTOM EDGE OF THE FRONT INCLINED WALL ENGAGED WITH THE EXPOSED TOP PORTION OF THE RETAINING MODULE. MOST ILLUSTRATIVE DIAGRAM: FIGURE I 1000@07
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