| 词汇 | longshore-drift |
| 释义 | longshore drift noun[ U ] environment specializeduk /ˌlɒŋ.ʃɔː ˈdrɪft/ us /ˌlɑːŋ.ʃɔːr ˈdrɪft/ the movement of sand and small stones, etc. along the coast by waves travelling parallel or at an angle to the coast沿岸漂移（海浪以与海岸平行的方向，或以与其成一定角度的方向运动，推动沙粒和小石子等沿着海岸前进） Floods, tides & currents atmospheric river deluge eddy flash flood flood floodplain gyre high tide high water mark inundation low tide overwhelm swash tidal tidally tide table turbulence turbulent waterline whelm Examples of longshore driftlongshore drift It is still debated what process or processes have resulted in this odd structure, though longshoredrift is the most accepted hypothesis. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A fourth element of the environment in which hapua form is the strong longshoredrift component. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. As the ice sheets melted, sea level gradually rose and longshoredrift caused a spit to form between this and other islands along the moraine. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It is a physical barrier to stop sediment transport in the direction of longshoredrift (also called longshore transport). From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Spits occur when longshoredrift reaches a section of headland where the turn is greater than 30 degrees. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The inlet has evolved over the years due to natural processes, especially longshoredrift. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Its mouth has been diverted eastwards for more than 1 km by a spit resulting from longshoredrift. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The terminal groyne prevents longshoredrift from bringing material to other nearby places. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. This often occurs in the opposite direction to longshoredrift. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Where longshoredrift occurs in opposite directions, two spits merge into a triangular protrusion along a coastline or lakeshore. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. There are three artificial groynes had been placed at northern part of the sandspit, to accumulate sediment from longshoredrift. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Trained entrances can provide better navigation, water quality and flood mitigation services, but can also cause beach erosion due to their interruption of longshoredrift. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Sediment is transported along the coast in the direction of the prevailing current (longshoredrift). From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In the ocean, groynes create beaches, or prevent them being washed away by longshoredrift. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The sediment provided is not adequate to nourish the coast against its typical high energy waves and strong longshoredrift. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of longshore drift These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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