foreshore
[
fawr
-shawr,
fohr
-shohr]
/ˈfɔrˌʃɔr, ˈfoʊrˌʃoʊr/
noun
1.
the ground between the water's edge and cultivated land; land along the edge of a body of water.
2.
the part of the
shore
between the high-water mark and low-water mark.
Origin
1755-65;
fore-
+
shore
1
Examples from the web for
foreshore
Our experimental design isolated the effects of strong alongshore gradients in
foreshore
beach morphology on wave run-up.
The beach is of medium quality with a stony
foreshore
and some marine growth.
It prohibits all construction activity in the
foreshore
area to the back dune line.
The
foreshore
is the active beach where wave uprush and backwash occurs over the range of the tide.
Along the southeastern end of the area, the
foreshore
has a steep gradient and is excellent for fishing.
There are no land or
foreshore
areas that may be developed for recreation purposes.
Large-scale response of
foreshore
slope to storm events.
Spawning zones moved up and down the beach
foreshore
as the high tide line shifted diurnally and daily over spring tide cycles.
The beach areas are narrow and stony and the
foreshore
becomes deep rather quickly.
British Dictionary definitions for
foreshore
foreshore
/
ˈfɔːˌʃɔː
/
noun
1.
the part of the shore that lies between the limits for high and low tides
2.
the part of the shore that lies just above the high-water mark
foreshore
in Science
foreshore
(fôr'shôr')
The seaward-sloping area of a shore that lies between the average high tide mark and the average low tide mark. Compare
backshore
.