When a wave strikes a vertical breakwater in deep water, it is reflected back an

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When a wave strikes a vertical breakwater in deep water, it is reflected back and on meeting another advancing wave of similar amplitude merges and rises vertically in a wall of water. This phenomenon is called

Options:

A . Surf

B . Clapotis

C . Fetch

D . Swell

Answer: Option B

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