noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The area at the shore that is exposed to the effects of the tide.
2. 2
   land near the sea that is overflowed by the tide wordnet

Synonyms

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coastal flatsintertidal zoneshoreline flatstidal land

Antonyms

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inlandupland

Etymology

From tide + land.