beachline

noun

Etymology

From beach + line.

  1. derived from linea
  2. derived from ligne
  3. derived from *līno-
  4. inherited from *līną
  5. inherited from *līnǭ
  6. inherited from *līnā
  7. inherited from līne
  8. inherited from line
  9. compounded as beachline — “beach + line

Definitions

  1. The line between a beach and the water

    The line between a beach and the water; the shoreline.

    • There were avenues through the swamp, old beachlines of Lake Superior dating from earlier times when the lake level was higher.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA