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beach face

American  

noun

  1. the seaward section of a beach exposed to and shaped by the action of waves.


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Above the beach face are low ridges called berms.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017

However, refracted waves on average approach the shoreline at somewhat of an angle creating a slight difference between the swash as it moves up the beach face and the backwash as it flows back down.

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The beach face is where the swash of the breaking wave runs up and the backwash flows back down.

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Such bending of the waves as they enter shallower water is called wave refraction, which produces the appearance from the beach that waves are approaching the beach face generally straight on, parallel to the beach.

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The letter dropped from Roy's grasp, and he flung himself down on the beach face foremost.

From His Big Opportunity by Le Feuvre, Amy

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