Barrier beach

Barrier beach

A long and narrow beach of sand and/or gravel that runs parallel to the coastline and is not submerged by the tide.

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barrier beach

Geography; Physical geography

Low-lying, bar-shaped sand and/or coral island lying parallel to but slightly away from a coastline. The landward side tends to be marshy or a lagoon.

barrier beach

Engineering; Coastal engineering

A bar essentially parallel to the shore, the crest of which is above normal high water level. Also called offshore barrier and barrier island.

barrier beach

Earth science; Geology

This is a beach which has sea on one side (as normal), but is not directly joined to the land on the other, but is separated by lagoons or marshy areas. The beach may well become ...

barrier beach

Biology; Ecology

A long strip formed by sand deposited across the mouth of a harbor or inlet. They are often duned, and many separate an area of marshland from the sea.

barrier beach

Water bodies; Oceans

A sedimentary land-form essentially parallel to the shore, the crest of which is above normal high water level. Also called a barrier island.

barrier beach

Earth science; Oceanography

A long and narrow beach of sand and/or gravel that runs parallel to the coastline and is not submerged by the tide.

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