Glossary:Beach
From Indian River Lagoon Project
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.
