shore — n Shore, coast, beach, strand, bank, littoral, foreshore are comparable when they mean land bordering a body or stream of water. Shore is the general word for the land immediately bordering on the sea, a lake, or a large stream. Coast denotes the … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Shore — This article is about land next to a body of water. For other uses of shore, see Shore (disambiguation). For other uses of shoreline, see Shoreline (disambiguation). Ashore redirects here. For the June Tabor album, see Ashore (album). Beachfront… … Wikipedia
beach — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. shore, coast[line]; strand, sands, shingle. v. ground, run aground or ashore, strand, hit the beach (inf.). See navigation, land. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The edge of the water] Syn. shore, strand,… … English dictionary for students
Beach evolution — The shoreline is where the land meets the sea and it is continually changing. Over the long term, the water is eroding the land. Beaches represent a special case, in that they exist where sand accumulated from the same processes that strip away… … Wikipedia
Beach — A beach is a geological landform along the shoreline of a body of water. It usually consists of loose particles which are often composed of rock, such as sand, gravel, shingle, pebbles, or cobble. The particles of which the beach is composed can… … Wikipedia
beach — 1. noun a sandy beach Syn: seaside, seashore, shore, coast, waterfront, lakeshore, coastline, coastal region, littoral, seaboard, foreshore, water s edge; sands; literary strand 2. verb they beached the boat Syn … Thesaurus of popular words
Beach nourishment — is a complementary term that describes a process by which sediment (usually sand) lost through longshore drift or erosion is replaced on a beach. It involves the transport of the nourishment material from one area to the affected area. This… … Wikipedia
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