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HACIA COSTA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-09-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- shoreline
1, record 1, English, shoreline
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The line along which the land surface meets the water surface of a lake, sea, or ocean. 2, record 1, English, - shoreline
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Strictly speaking, it is not a line, but a narrow strip or area embracing that part of the land surface which comes in contact with wave action both above and below the surface of the water. 2, record 1, English, - shoreline
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The term does not apply on tidal flats or marshes which are inundated by the tides, but essentially to strips where the land surface has an appreciable slope toward the water. 2, record 1, English, - shoreline
Record 1, Key term(s)
- shore line
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ligne de côte
1, record 1, French, ligne%20de%20c%C3%B4te
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- ligne côtière 2, record 1, French, ligne%20c%C3%B4ti%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ligne d'intersection entre la mer ou un lac et la terre ferme. 2, record 1, French, - ligne%20de%20c%C3%B4te
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La région jouxtant cette frontière côté terre s'appelle côte, bande côtière; côté mer, c'est le rivage. 2, record 1, French, - ligne%20de%20c%C3%B4te
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Hidrología e hidrografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- litoral
1, record 1, Spanish, litoral
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- línea costera 2, record 1, Spanish, l%C3%ADnea%20costera
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Línea de intersección del mar o de un lago con la tierra. 2, record 1, Spanish, - litoral
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La región inmediatamente tierra adentro de la línea costera se denomina costa y la zona hacia el mar orilla. 2, record 1, Spanish, - litoral
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