BACKSHORE

Meaning of BACKSHORE in English

The area of a beach extending from the limit of high water foam lines to dunes or extreme inland limit of the beach. (JP 4-01.6)

DOD English dictionary of military terms. Английский словарь военных терминов DOD. 2012

BACKSHORE — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : the part of the seashore between the foreshore and the coastline covered by water only during storms …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BACKSHORE — /bak"shawr', -shohr'/ , n. Geol. 1. the zone of the shore or beach above the high-water line, acted upon only …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BACKSHORE — The part of a shore between the Foreshore and the landward edge that is above high water except in the …
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary
BACKSHORE — заднее крепление; задняя подпорка
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
BACKSHORE — заднее крепление, задняя подпорка
Англо-Русский словарь по строительству и новым строительным технологиям
BERM — /berrm/ , n. 1. Also, berme . Fort. a horizontal surface between the exterior slope of a rampart and the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BERM — terrace of a beach that has formed in the backshore, above the water level at high tide. Berms are commonly …
Britannica English vocabulary
BERM, NATURAL — The nearly horizontal portion of a beach or backshore having an abrupt fall and formed by deposition of material by …
DOD English Dictionary of Military Terms

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