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单词 longshore drift
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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.

    沿岸漂移

    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.

    沿岸漂移

    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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