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forebeach

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English

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Etymology

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From fore- +‎ beach.

Noun

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forebeach (plural forebeaches)

  1. The area of beach nearest the water's edge; the foreshore or intertidal zone
    • 2011, Blair E. Witherington, Dawn Witherington, Living Beaches of Georgia and the Carolinas:
      On flat forebeaches, sheet flow of backwash is interrupted by standing waves creating the bands of turbulence that form antidunes.

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