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STRAND-LINE [1 record]

Record 1 2009-03-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
  • Oceanography
DEF

A shoreline, especially one making an earlier and higher water level.

CONT

The strand line, or the high tide mark as some people might refer to it, is where the highest watermark is on the shore.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
  • Océanographie

Spanish

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