littoral
of or relating to the shore of a lake, sea, or ocean.
(on ocean shores) of or relating to the biogeographic region between the sublittoral zone and the high-water line and sometimes including the supralittoral zone above the high-water line.
of or relating to the region of freshwater lake beds from the sublittoral zone up to and including damp areas on shore.: Compare intertidal.
a littoral region.
Origin of littoral
1Words that may be confused with littoral
- literal, littoral
Words Nearby littoral
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How to use littoral in a sentence
ASW assets and crews have been diverted to reconnaissance missions in overland and littoral wars.
But the real winners here are not likely to be the largely suburban masses but a new, heavily urban littoral ruling class.
The Last Patrician: Romney Falls From Favor as America Loses Faith in Old Money | Joel Kotkin | January 23, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe new Divisions will find the Mudros littoral on arrival better prepared for their reception than it was a month ago.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian HamiltonMexican national life has not developed much upon the littoral.
Mexico | Charles Reginald EnockAnd fine as it is on the strong coast, it is beautiful on the weak littoral and the imperilled levels of a northern beach.
Ceres' Runaway | Alice Meynell
Nor would it be easy to imagine, from the point of view of defense, either a bay of littoral with greater natural advantages.
The Heroic Record of the British Navy | Archibald HurdIn general, the main strife may be said to have been waged between the provinces of the littoral and those of the Far West.
South America | W. H. Koebel
British Dictionary definitions for littoral
/ (ˈlɪtərəl) /
of or relating to the shore of a sea, lake, or ocean
biology inhabiting the shore of a sea or lake or the shallow waters near the shore: littoral fauna
a coastal or shore region
Origin of littoral
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Scientific definitions for littoral
[ lĭt′ər-əl ]
Relating to the coastal zone between the limits of high and low tides. The littoral zone is subject to a wide range of environmental conditions, including high-energy wave action and intermittent periods of flooding and drying along with the associated fluctuations in exposure to solar radiation and extremes of temperature. Compare sublittoral.
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