Glossary:Beach

beach

Zone of unconsolidated material that extends landward from the low water line to the place where there is marked changes in material or physiographic form, or to the line of permanent vegetation (usually the effective limit of storm waves). A beach includes foreshore and backshore.

Word Class: noun

Pronunciation: bēCH

Example: Canova Beach sand grains are large and course because of the coquina rock reef offshore.