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longshore drift

longshore drift noun: the process whereby sand and shingle move along a beach shoreline when waves approach the shore at an angle.

Noun

longshore drift

  1. The process whereby sand and shingle move along a beach shoreline when waves approach the shore at an angle.

longshore drift meaning in Tamil

longshore drift in Tamil

கரையோரப் பெயர்வு

Questions about longshore drift

What does longshore drift mean?
Longshore drift means the process whereby sand and shingle move along a beach shoreline when waves approach the shore at an angle.
What is longshore drift in Tamil?
Longshore drift in Tamil is கரையோரப் பெயர்வு. See Longshore drift meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is longshore drift?
Longshore drift is a noun.

Words near longshore drift in the dictionary

  1. longship
  2. longships
  3. longshoot
  4. longshoots
  5. longshore
  6. longshore drift
  7. longshoreman
  8. longshoreman's cap
  9. longshoremen
  10. longshorepeople
  11. longshoreperson

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