landwash

landwash
\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
1. : the line of high tide
2. : the wash of the sea on the shore

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/land"wosh', -wawsh'/, n. Newfoundland.
the foreshore, esp. that part between high and low tidemarks.
[LAND + WASH]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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