Definition of longshore drift in English:

longshore drift

nounlɒŋʃɔːˈdrɪftlɔːŋʃɔːrˈdrɪft

mass noun

The movement of material along a coast by waves which approach at an angle to the shore but recede directly away from it.
Example sentencesExamples
- Linear, prograding coasts are the consequence of a substantial supply of sediment derived by transport along the coast by longshore drift and coastal currents.
- Rising sea levels and longshore drift since the ice age have created a remarkable, 500 km-long beach.
- The homogenization is believed to be the result of depositional processes such as longshore drift and storm activity that rework and mix detritus that may have been originally more stratified.
- At the southern margin, longshore drift induced by the southeasterly winds accumulated carbonate sands and gravel in a spit-platform, at the lee side of a protruding cape.

Definition of longshore drift in US English:

longshore drift

nounlɔːŋʃɔːrˈdrɪft

The movement of material along a coast by waves which approach at an angle to the shore but recede directly away from it.
Example sentencesExamples
- The homogenization is believed to be the result of depositional processes such as longshore drift and storm activity that rework and mix detritus that may have been originally more stratified.
- Linear, prograding coasts are the consequence of a substantial supply of sediment derived by transport along the coast by longshore drift and coastal currents.
- At the southern margin, longshore drift induced by the southeasterly winds accumulated carbonate sands and gravel in a spit-platform, at the lee side of a protruding cape.
- Rising sea levels and longshore drift since the ice age have created a remarkable, 500 km-long beach.

单词	longshore drift
释义	Definition of longshore drift in English: longshore drift nounlɒŋʃɔːˈdrɪftlɔːŋʃɔːrˈdrɪft mass noun The movement of material along a coast by waves which approach at an angle to the shore but recede directly away from it. Example sentencesExamples Linear, prograding coasts are the consequence of a substantial supply of sediment derived by transport along the coast by longshore drift and coastal currents. Rising sea levels and longshore drift since the ice age have created a remarkable, 500 km-long beach. The homogenization is believed to be the result of depositional processes such as longshore drift and storm activity that rework and mix detritus that may have been originally more stratified. At the southern margin, longshore drift induced by the southeasterly winds accumulated carbonate sands and gravel in a spit-platform, at the lee side of a protruding cape. Definition of longshore drift in US English: longshore drift nounlɔːŋʃɔːrˈdrɪft The movement of material along a coast by waves which approach at an angle to the shore but recede directly away from it. Example sentencesExamples The homogenization is believed to be the result of depositional processes such as longshore drift and storm activity that rework and mix detritus that may have been originally more stratified. Linear, prograding coasts are the consequence of a substantial supply of sediment derived by transport along the coast by longshore drift and coastal currents. At the southern margin, longshore drift induced by the southeasterly winds accumulated carbonate sands and gravel in a spit-platform, at the lee side of a protruding cape. Rising sea levels and longshore drift since the ice age have created a remarkable, 500 km-long beach.
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