abrasion platform

English

Noun

abrasion platform (plural abrasion platforms)

1. (geology) A sloping or nearly flat bedrock surface extending out from the foot of a marine cliff under shallow water of a breaker (wave) zone, that was created by marine abrasion.

Translations

sloping or nearly flat bedrock surface extending out from the foot of a marine cliff under shallow water of a breaker (wave) zone

• Dutch: abrasieplat n, abrasievlak n
• German: Abrasionsplattform f, Abrasionsplatte (de) f
• Irish: clár scríobchaithimh m
• Portuguese: plataforma de abrasão f

References

Elements of Physical Geography, 4th Edition. →ISBN