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foreshore Definition

fore·shore (-s̸hôr′)

noun

  1. the part of a shore closest to the water
  2. the part of a shore between the high-water and low-water marks

foreshore Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • own: The foreshore owned by MOD has a total area of 19 thousand hectares within the UK.
  • include: It is therefore possible for a Udal title to include the foreshore next to a property.
  • erode: A possible burial marker was investigated in a section of eroding foreshore near Jonathan's Cave.
  • explore: It was raining this morning, we all had a great time exploring the foreshore for invertebrates and fish tho.

Preposition: at

  • tide: It is easy to find fossils from this clay just by looking along the foreshore at low tide.

Adjective modifier

  • intertidal: Yield of fine sand from erosion of the Eocene cliffs has created a wide sandy intertidal foreshore.
  • rocky: There are further steps giving direct access to the rocky foreshore beyond.
  • sandy: Immediately behind the sandy foreshore there is commonly a narrow belt of dunes separating the coastal edge from the interior of the islands.
  • muddy: A muddy foreshore is therefore exposed, with reeds growing in shallows.
  • nearby: Visit the nearby rocky foreshore and discover it's amazing residents.
  • low: In the background the rapidly expanding lower sandy foreshore can be seen.

Modifies a noun

  • recharge: This has enabled a sensitivity allocation to be made to the various impacts that the foreshore recharge was assessed to have.
  • erosion: Periods of beach foreshore erosion and steepening correlate closely - tho not exactly - with the inshore migration of East Looe Channel.
  • today: What was the weather like on the Thames foreshore today?
  • area: Local dumping of rubbish on upper foreshore areas could also affect it.
  • deposit: The foreshore deposits are being constantly degraded by the daily ebb and flow of the tides.
  • site: It was originally required to close the Dargan Road foreshore site by the year 2000.

Noun used with modifier

  • shingle: The mud and shingle foreshore is of international nature conservation importance.
  • beach: Phases of accretion of Denn beach foreshore are apparently related to phases of onshore bank migration ( Robinson, 1975 ).

Preposition: in

  • front: The finishing line will be PMSC Beacon on foreshore in front of Club House in transit with Club flagpole.

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