Littoral (military)
WordNet
adjective
(1) Of or relating to a coastal or shore region
noun
(2) The region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From littoralis, from litus (genitif of litoris).
Noun
- a shore
- "...these Chams belonged to the Malay-Polynesian group and their distribution along the littoral suggests that they were invaders from the sea..." —Sir Charles Eliot (1921)
- the zone between high tide and low tide waterlines.
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Etymology
From littoralis, from litus (genitif of litoris).