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