💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Shoreface"
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| continental slopenoun | (geology) The steep, narrow fringe separating the coastal zone from the deep ocean |
| shoreside | Located on or near a shore. |
| slipfacenoun | The lee face of a sand dune where the surface is at the angle of repose for sand (33–35°). |
| slip facenoun | Alternative form of slipface. [The lee face of a sand dune where the surface is at the angle of repose for sand (33–35°).] |
| cliff facenoun | The very steep, vertical, or overhanging section of rock, earth, or ice slope usually free of any vegetation or loose material. |
| beachnoun | The shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly. |
| sandflatnoun | An extended, flat area of sand, typically near a shore, with little or no vegetation. |
| beachlinenoun | The line between a beach and the water; the shoreline. |
| sandbanknoun | A ridge of sand along a shore that is partially or totally submerged and thus a hazard to shipping. |
| shoalingnoun | The formation of a shoal. |
| weather shorenoun | Seen from land, a shore exposed to wind. |
| lee shorenoun | (nautical) A shore towards which the wind is blowing, and to which there is the danger of being driven. |
| shorepoundnoun | (surfing) A dangerous condition, due to high tide or larger surf, where the waves break in one single "wall" onto the beach, often in shallow water. |
| strandflatnoun | A coastal landform consisting of a near-flat erosion surface typical of the Norwegian coast. |
| lowstandnoun | (geology) An interval during which the sea level was below the edge of a continental shelf |
| fault scarpnoun | (seismology) A step-like feature formed by the slippage of a short section of the surface along a fault line. |
| wave shoalingnoun | The effect on a wave, in a body of water, of increasing wave height with decreasing water depth. Particularly noticeable at the sea shore. |
| shelfbreaknoun | An area of increasing slope that marks the edge of a continental shelf. |
| ice footnoun | A ledge of ice that forms along the shoreline of the sea or of a great lake. |
| shoaling wavenoun | A wave that is shoaling, and shallow when it hits land. |
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