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strandlines

strandlines is the plural of strandline.

Meaning of strandline

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

Questions about strandlines

What is strandlines the plural of?
Strandlines is the plural of strandline.

Words near strandlines in the dictionary

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

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