Meanings
plural strandflats
- A coastal landform consisting of a near-flat erosion surface typical of the Norwegian coast.
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.
1995, Gerardo M.E. Perillo, Geomorphology and Sedimentology of Estuaries, page 29
Origin
- Norwegianstrandflate
- Englishstrandflat
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).
More words from Norwegian
Full word history & related roots →Translations
German Strandflate, Strandplatte
- Strandflatecoastal landform
- Strandplattecoastal landform
Norwegian Bokmål strandflate
- strandflatecoastal landform
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