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foreshore

foreshore

English

Noun

foreshore ‎(plural foreshores)

The part of a shore between high water and low water, especially the beach exposed at maximum ebb spring tides.

Synonyms

intertidal zone
tidal zone

Related terms

backshore

Translations

part of a beach

Finnish: vuorovesivyöhyke
French: estran (fr) m (Europe), batture (fr) f (Quebec)
German: Wattenmeer (de)

Greek: αλίπεδο n ‎(alípedo)
Irish: urthrá f
Italian: bagnasciuga (it) m, battigia (it) f
Maori: taihua