Storm beach
noun
an expanse of gravel or sand thrown onto a coast by a storm
Examples
A storm beach is a beach affected by particularly fierce waves, usually above the high-tide mark.
Word Origin
1882
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noun 1. an area of the earth’s surface in which storms are frequent
- Storm-boat
noun 1. assault boat.
- Stormbound
adjective 1. confined, detained, or isolated by storms: a stormbound ship; a stormbound village. adjective 1. detained or harassed by storms
- Storm-cell
noun 1. an air mass formed by powerful updrafts and downdrafts moving in convective loops, the smallest unit of a storm system. storm cell An air mass that contains up and down drafts in convective loops, moves and reacts as a single entity, and functions as the smallest unit of a storm-producing system.
- Storm-cellar
noun 1. a cellar or underground chamber for refuge during violent storms; cyclone cellar.