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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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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.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017

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

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017

Above the beach face are low ridges called berms.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017

I wanted to look at myself in the mirror and see resting beach face.

From Washington Post • Aug. 23, 2016

He flung himself upon the beach, face downward, his outflung hands digging into the sand: which was oddly like his problem—he could not grip it.

From The Ragged Edge by MacGrath, Harold

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