longshore drift

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longshore drift

(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) the process whereby beach material is gradually shifted laterally as a result of waves meeting the shore at an oblique angle

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geography longshore spit			But it got into trouble at about 5pm around 30 yards from the shore, Essex County Fire and Rescue Service (ECFRS) said, and became impaled on the groyne - which is a wooden or concrete barrier built at right angles to a beach in order to block the movement of material along the beach by longshore drift. Fire crew salvages rescuers' hovercraft by Daily Post (Liverpool, England) The first, Longshore Drift (Jardine Press, pounds 10), is a collaboration with maritime artist James Dodds whose work is on show at Hartlepool Art Gallery from June 25 to September 11. Author to read from his own novel by The Journal (Newcastle, England) In the 1920s, the outlet of the Emajogi was thoroughly dredged and stone jetties were constructed to block longshore drift hindering the outflow from the lake. Geological history of Lake Vortsjarv/Vortsjarve geoloogilisest ... by Moora, Tanel; Raukas, Anto; Tavast, Elvi / Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences: Geology			Longirostres longish longitude Longitude stars longitudinal longitudinal dune longitudinal wave longitudinally longleaf pine Longleat House Longlegs longline Longly Longmont Longmynd rocks longneck Longness Longnose Longobard longroot longs Longs Peak Longshanks longship longshore longshore drift longshoreman longshoremen longshot longsighted longsightedness longsome Longspun longspur longstanding Longstreet Longtail longtail weasel longtailed duck longtime Longueuil longueur longueurs Longulite Longus Longview longways longways dance longwise longwool Longworth			longs longs longs longs longs Longs Peak Longs Peak Longs Peak Campground Longs Peak Credit Union Longs Peak Dog Training Club Longs Peak Energy Conservation Longs Peak Route Longs Peak Science and Engineering Fair Longshan Longshan culture Longshanks Longship Longship Longships Longships longshore Longshore and Harbor Worker Act Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act Longshore bar Longshore bar Longshore current Longshore current Longshore current Longshore currents Longshore currents longshore drift Longshore Sediment Transport Facility Longshore transport Longshore transport Longshore transportation Longshore transportation longshore trough Longshore Workers Coalition longshoreman longshoreman longshoreman longshoreman Longshoreman and Harbor Workers Act Liabilities Longshoreman and Harbor Workers Act Liability Longshoreman and Harbor Workers Endorsement Longshoreman and Harbor Workers Endorsements Longshoreman of the Apocalypse Longshoremen Longshoremen Longshoremen Longshoremen Longshoremen's Protective & Benevolent Association Longshoremen's Protective Union Longshoreperson Longshoreperson Longshoreperson longshot Longshot (comics) Longshou Shan longsighted longsighted

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