beach face
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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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
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
On a sandy marine beach, the beach face is the area between the low and high tide levels.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
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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