backshore

[ bak-shawr, -shohr ]

noun

, Geology.

1. the zone of the shore or beach above the high-water line, acted upon only by severe storms or exceptionally high tides.
2. the area immediately adjacent to a sea cliff.
3. berm ( def 3 ).

backshore

/ băk′shôr′ /

1. The area of a shore that lies between the average high tide mark and the vegetation. The backshore is affected by waves only during severe storms.
2. Compare foreshore

Word History and Origins

Origin of backshore¹

First recorded in 1915–20; back ¹ + shore ¹

Example Sentences

In Australia, which has attacks frequently, there are beaches protected by nets, but I don’t see the federal government paying for that—the backshore in Wellfleet and Truro is part of the Cape Cod National Seashore.

From The New Yorker

To anyone familiar with the Cape’s beautiful backshore, these stories are easily explained.

From The Guardian

He added: “He was a man of simple tastes who ascended to the political summit. He visited the White House, Downing Street and Windsor Castle, but only ever felt at home in his beloved Bogside, returning to his wife and family at every opportunity. “He shook hands with presidents, prime ministers, taoisigh and even royalty, but was most comfortable walking with Bernie along the backshore at Buncrana, or wandering at Inch Island or up at Grianan, or along a riverbank fishing.

From The Guardian

Backshore has begun distributing two recipes, a classic Southern-style lemon sweet tea and a mango white tea, to other Eastern Shore bars; it will soon market a take-home version in 1 1/2-liter foil pouches.

From Washington Post

Few, if any, breweries get as much mileage out of tea as the Backshore Brewing Co., a brewpub in Ocean City, Md. Head brewer Adam Davis estimates that he sells as much Hoop Tea — a malt-based, high-octane tea that comes in an assortment of flavors including lemon ginger and acai berry — as he does beer.

From Washington Post