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In a plan to stop the erosion of East Coast beaches, the Army Corps of Engineers proposed building parallel to shore a breakwater of rocks that would rise six feet above the waterline and act as a buffer, absorbing the energy of crashing waves and protecting the beaches.
请问各位，划线处的parallel to shore，是做定语修饰a breakwater吗？形容词词组可以放在名词前面修饰名词吗？
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