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forebeach

forebeach noun: the area of beach nearest the water's edge; the foreshore or intertidal zone.

Noun

forebeach (plural forebeaches)

  1. The area of beach nearest the water's edge; the foreshore or intertidal zone
    • On flat forebeaches, sheet flow of backwash is interrupted by standing waves creating the bands of turbulence that form antidunes.2011, Blair E. Witherington, Dawn Witherington, Living Beaches of Georgia and the Carolinas
    Synonyms:
    forestrand

Synonyms of forebeach

Forms of forebeach

pluralforebeaches

Origin of forebeach

From fore- + beach.

Questions about forebeach

What does forebeach mean?
Forebeach means the area of beach nearest the water's edge; the foreshore or intertidal zone.
What part of speech is forebeach?
Forebeach is a noun.
What is the plural of forebeach?
The plural of forebeach is forebeaches.

Words near forebeach in the dictionary

  1. foreassign
  2. foreassigned
  3. forebar
  4. forebay
  5. forebays
  6. forebeach
  7. forebeaches
  8. forebeam
  9. forebeams
  10. forebear
  11. forebearance

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