foreshore (redirected from Intertidal area)

fore·shore  (fôrshôr, frshr)

n.

1. The area of a shore that lies between the average high tide mark and the average low tide mark.

2. The part of a shore between the water and occupied or cultivated land.

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foreshore [ˈfɔːˌʃɔː]

n

1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) the part of the shore that lies between the limits for high and low tides

2. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) the part of the shore that lies just above the high-water mark

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foreshore  (fôrshôr)

The seaward-sloping area of a shore that lies between the average high tide mark and the average low tide mark. Compare backshore.

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That portion of a beach extending from the low water (datum) shoreline to the limit of normal high water wave wash.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

foreshore - the part of the seashore between the highwater mark and the low-water mark geological formation, formation - (geology) the geological features of the earth coast, sea-coast, seacoast, seashore - the shore of a sea or ocean

Translations

foreshore [ˈfɔːʃɔːʳ] N → playa f (entre pleamar y bajamar)

foreshore [ˈfɔː^rʃɔː^r] n → laisse f de mer

foreshore

n → Küstenvorland nt; (= beach) → Strand m

foreshore [ˈfɔːˌʃɔːʳ] n → battigia