longshore drift
noun
Origin of longshore drift
First recorded in 1950–55
Words nearby longshore drift
longobard,
longs,
longs peak,
longship,
longshore,
longshore drift,
longshoreman,
longshorewoman,
longshoring,
longsleever,
longsome
British Dictionary definitions for longshore drift
longshore drift
noun
the process whereby beach material is gradually shifted laterally as a result of waves meeting the shore at an oblique angle