littoral
littoral · littorals
берег, беріг
берег
litoral
spiaggia, litorale
costa
A shore, coastline, or coastA shore, coastline, or coast.
/ˈlɪtəɹəl/
Translations
4 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
the shore:
Meaning
2 sensesA shore, coastline, or coast.
бе́регbéreg
The zone of a coast between high tide and low tide levels.
More definitions
- the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
Origin
From Late Latin littoralis, from litoris (genitive of litus). The doubled 't' is a late meFrom Late Latin littoralis, from litoris (genitive of litus). The doubled 't' is a late medieval addition, and the more classical litoral is also sometimes found. Cognate to French littoral, Spanish litoral, Portuguese litoral, and more distantly to English lido (“outdoor pool”), via Italian lido (“beach, shore”).
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Forms
plural: littoralsSynonyms
6 synonymsThe zone of a coast between high tide and low tide levels:intertidal zoneforeshorelittoral range
Close in meaning
- the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean:litorallittoral zonesands
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.