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back•shore
(bak′shôr′, -shōr′),USA pronunciation n. [Geol.]
- Geologythe zone of the shore or beach above the high-water line, acted upon only by severe storms or exceptionally high tides.
- Geologythe area immediately adjacent to a sea cliff.
- Geologyberm (def. 3).
- back1 + shore1 1915–20
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