beach ridge

American  

noun

1. a long, low ridge, usually one of a series, composed of sand or gravel transported by the waves and currents of a storm surge.

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Example Sentences

Parts of the northern coast of Peru may look completely natural and pristine, he says, “but if you rewind the clock a couple of millennia, you see that people were actively shaping this land by creating beach ridge systems.”

From Science Magazine

It was found in August at a home site dug into a beach ridge.

From Washington Post

While the occupants of the cabin were thus engaged the heads of several Indians were suddenly but cautiously lifted above the beach ridge.

From Project Gutenberg

At that moment the Indian who had inspected the cabin was just disappearing over the beach ridge.

From Project Gutenberg

With this he dashed out of the door, and ran toward the beach ridge behind which the cabin stood.

From Project Gutenberg