longshore drift

Noun

Meaning

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longshore drift

The process whereby sand and shingle move along a beach shoreline when waves approach the shore at an angle.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Breakwaters on either side of the Seaway prevent longshore drift and the bar from silting up. Source: Internet

Sediment is transported along the coast in the direction of the prevailing current ( longshore drift ). Source: Internet

These banks may slowly migrate along the coast in the direction of the longshore drift, alternately protecting and exposing parts of the coastline. Source: Internet

The Sussex coast has always suffered from occasional violent storms; with the additional hazard of longshore drift (the eastward movement of shingle along the coast), the coastline has been frequently changing. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

longship longshoot longshore longshoreman longshoreman's cap longshoreperson