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Foreshore vs Beach - What's the difference?

foreshore | beach |

As a noun foreshore

is the part of a shore between high water and low water, especially the beach exposed at maximum ebb spring tides.

As a proper noun beach is

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foreshore

English

Noun

(wikipedia foreshore) (en noun)
  • The part of a shore between high water and low water, especially the beach exposed at maximum ebb spring tides.

    • Synonyms

    * intertidal zone * tidal zone

    Related terms

    * backshore

    beach

    English

    (wikipedia beach)

    Noun

    (es)
  • The shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly.
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  • (rft-sense) A horizontal strip of land, usually sandy, adjoining water.
  • *
  • The loose pebbles of the seashore, especially worn by waves; shingle.

    • Synonyms

    * * (horizontal strip of land adjoining water) sand, strand, backshore

    Derived terms

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    Verb

    (es)
  • To run (something) aground on a beach.

    • Synonyms

    * strand

    Derived terms

    * unbeached