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strandline

strandline noun: the linear mark left on a beach or coastal rocks by high water.

Noun

strandline (plural strandlines)

  1. The linear mark left on a beach or coastal rocks by high water.
  2. The line that marks the interface between land and a body of water; it changes periodically (depending on weather, tide, and season) and also over geologic time.
    • The beach strandline is just as much a wildlife habitat as a woodland or wildflower meadow, and every bit as diverse and interesting. It has a dynamic nature, changing every day as organic debris from the sea is deposited on the beach to be gradually broken down by the strandline inhabitants...2015, Steve Trewhella, Julie Hatcher, The Essential Guide to Beachcombing and the Strandline, Wild Nature Press, →ISBN, page 235
    Synonyms:
    shoreline, waterline

Synonyms of strandline

Forms of strandline

pluralstrandlines
alternative formstrand line

Origin of strandline

From strand + line.

Questions about strandline

What does strandline mean?
Strandline means the linear mark left on a beach or coastal rocks by high water.
What part of speech is strandline?
Strandline is a noun.
What is the plural of strandline?
The plural of strandline is strandlines.

Words near strandline in the dictionary

  1. strandflats
  2. stranding
  3. strandings
  4. strandless
  5. strandlike
  6. strandline
  7. strandlines
  8. strandlooper
  9. strandloopers
  10. strandloper
  11. strandlopers

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