forebeach
English
Etymology
From fore- + beach.
Noun
forebeach (plural forebeaches)
- The area of beach nearest the water's edge; the foreshore or intertidal zone
- 2011, Blair E. Witherington, Dawn Witherington, Living Beaches of Georgia and the Carolinas:
- On flat forebeaches, sheet flow of backwash is interrupted by standing waves creating the bands of turbulence that form antidunes.
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Synonyms
- forestrand
See also
- backbeach