longshore drift

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longshore drift

noun

The process whereby sand and shingle move along a beach shoreline when waves approach the shore at an angle.

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@misc{longshore_drift_2026,
  title = {longshore drift},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/longshore%20drift},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}