shore drift

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Related to shore drift: Longshore drift, Longshore currents, Longshore transport

shore drift

[′shȯr ‚drift]

(geology)

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In this way, the durability of the seawalls can be extended and their effectiveness in decreasing the long shore drift effect is increased [26].

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Rip tides, long shore drifts and hidden rocks can prove fatal if ignored by bathers.

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It was the right move because while 95 per cent of the anglers were concentrating on the Road Shore drifts, the Sunburst Trio were doing very nicely, thank you.

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We fished the Stable Point, Heronry, Cages and Mallin Shore drifts, going from one to the other as soon as they became quiet after the other boats left.