Of the sea: To gain on (the land): cf. 10a.
| 单词 | θ3943 |
| 释义 | the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > flood or flooding > flood or overflow [verb (transitive)] > sea encroach on land (3) win1639 Of the sea: To gain on (the land): cf. 10a. to gain on or upon1727 intransitive or absol. with prepositions. to gain onor upon: to encroach upon (now only of the sea encroaching on the land). (Cf. 8b.) transgress1909 transitive. spec. in Geology. Of the sea: to spread over (the land). Cf. transgression, n. 2. |
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