单词 | beach cusp |
释义 | > as lemmasbeach cusp beach cusp n. a cusp of gravel or sand found at intervals of about 20 to 30 feet on a beach. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > land mass > shore or bank > seashore or coast > [noun] > beach or foreshore > patches of gravel or sediment on beach cusp1900 1900 J. C. Branner in Jrnl. Geol. (Chicago) 8 481 (title) The origin of beach cusps. 1900 Geogr. Jrnl. Dec. 704 The author comes to the conclusion that beach cusps are produced by the interference of two sets of waves of translation on the beach. 1952 F. P. Shepard in Bull. Amer. Assoc. Petroleum Geologists XXXVI. 1909 Following common practice, these relatively small features are being referred to as ‘beach cusps’. < as lemmas |
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