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Definition of longshore drift noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

longshore drift

noun

/ˌlɒŋʃɔː ˈdrɪft/

/ˌlɔːŋʃɔːr ˈdrɪft/

[uncountable] (specialist)

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the movement of sand, etc. along a beach caused by waves hitting the beach at an angle

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