BACKSHORE

Meaning of BACKSHORE in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

: the part of the seashore between the foreshore and the coastline covered by water only during storms of exceptional severity

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

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 — The area of a beach extending from the limit of high water foam lines to dunes or extreme inland limit …
DOD English Dictionary of Military Terms
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