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WAVECUT CLIFF [1 record]

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Record 1 2010-07-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

A steep cliff along the shoreline.

OBS

cliffed shoreline; wavecut cliff: more general terms than the French word "musoir" which means a feature located near an estuary.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

[...] littoral assez abrupt, attaqué par les eaux d'écoulement d'un estuaire rétréci par l'avancée d'un poulier.

OBS

Rive opposée au poulier à la sortie d'un estuaire ou d'une baie.

OBS

musoir : terme plus spécifique que «côte à falaise(s)».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
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