strandflat
English
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Etymology
[edit]From Norwegian strandflate, a compound of strand (“beach”) and flate (“surface; plain; level area”). The E is not present because of comparison to flat (relatively level surface of land).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]strandflat (plural strandflats)
- A coastal landform consisting of a near-flat erosion surface typical of the Norwegian coast.
- 1995, Gerardo M.E. Perillo, Geomorphology and Sedimentology of Estuaries, page 29:
- However, a variety of drowned glacial valleys called fjards have developed in the low-relief rocky coast of northern Sweden, having cross-sections with less steep walls and presenting some lateral terraces which may be confused with strandflats.
Translations
[edit]coastal landform
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