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coastal squeeze

coastal squeeze noun: a coastal settlement that is prevented from expanding due to the sea on one side and rural areas inland.

Noun

coastal squeeze (countable and uncountable, plural coastal squeezes)

  1. A coastal settlement that is prevented from expanding due to the sea on one side and rural areas inland.
  2. An environmental situation where the coastal margin is squeezed between the fixed landward boundary (artificial or otherwise) and the rising sea level.

Forms of coastal squeeze

pluralcoastal squeezes

Questions about coastal squeeze

What does coastal squeeze mean?
Coastal squeeze means a coastal settlement that is prevented from expanding due to the sea on one side and rural areas inland.
What part of speech is coastal squeeze?
Coastal squeeze is a noun.
What is the plural of coastal squeeze?
The plural of coastal squeeze is coastal squeezes.

Words near coastal squeeze in the dictionary

  1. coastal maire
  2. coastal moa
  3. coastal motor boat
  4. coastal motor boats
  5. coastal Premna
  6. coastal squeeze
  7. coastal squeezes
  8. coastal strawberries
  9. coastal strawberry
  10. coastal topi
  11. coastal topis

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