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Synonyms for littoral

  • noun
  • adjective

All synonyms

Noun

1. Intertidal zone — the zone of a coast between high tide and low tide levels

intertidal zone, seashore, foreshore

Other

sands

Adjective

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    The zone of a coast between high tide and low tide levels.

  2. adj. 1

    Of or relating to the shore, especially the seashore.

Related words

Phrases
littoral zone littoral cave
Is a kind of
marine coastal
Other spellings
litoral

Forms

Plural
littorals → seashores, foreshores…

Example sentences

  • seashore Algiers has a beautiful promenade on the seashore.
  • sands It is a lot of fun picking various shells on the sands.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
littoralfalling
seashorefalling
foreshorefalling
sandsfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
sands1
8 letters
maritime3, seashore2
9 letters
foreshore
10 letters
intertidal4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (maritime3 = 3 syllables).