RAISED BEACHES
\ɹˈe͡ɪzd bˈiːt͡ʃɪz], \ɹˈeɪzd bˈiːtʃɪz], \ɹ_ˈeɪ_z_d b_ˈiː_tʃ_ɪ_z]\
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Accumulations of water-worn stones, piled up by wave and tide, in exposed districts, the sand, etc., being swept onwards to more sheltered parts; e.g. Northam, N. Devon. When to this movement is added a lateral tide current, they move along the coast as Travelling B.; e.g. Chesil Bank [cf. Ger.], on the Dorset coast. When to this movement is added a lateral tide current, they move along the coast as Travelling B.; e.g. Chesil Bank [cf.], on the Dorset coast.
By Henry Percy Smith
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