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longshore drift
longshore drift
noun
- the process whereby beach material is gradually shifted laterally as a result of waves meeting the shore at an oblique angle
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Word History and Origins
Origin of longshore drift1
First recorded in 1950–55
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Example Sentences
Longshore drift - the movement of material along a coastline by waves - has taken protective sand and shingle westwards and exposed the cliffs say geologists.
From BBC
This natural process is called “longshore drift.”
From Washington Post
In some cases, building up one area of a beach causes erosion in other places because the natural wave action — the longshore drift — is interrupted.
From Washington Post
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