Foreshore
[fawr-shawr, fohr-shohr] /ˈfɔrˌʃɔr, ˈfoʊrˌʃoʊr/
noun
1.
the ground between the water’s edge and cultivated land; land along the edge of a body of water.
2.
the part of the between the high-water mark and low-water mark.
/ˈfɔːˌʃɔː/
noun
1.
the part of the shore that lies between the limits for high and low tides
2.
the part of the shore that lies just above the high-water mark
foreshore
(fôr’shôr’)
The seaward-sloping area of a shore that lies between the average high tide mark and the average low tide mark. Compare backshore.
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