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How to pronounce littoral in English?

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Synonyms litoral, littoral zone, sands
Type of coast, sea-coast, seacoast, seashore
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Find your littoral moment, drop your doubts on the shore, and walk into the waves.
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The littoral zone is that part of a sea, lake or river that is close to the shore.
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The natural movement of the littoral along the coast is called the littoral drift.
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The regions include the interior, the littoral, Greater Montevideo, and the coast.
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These services are based on expeditionary mission profiles in littoral areas.
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Iran does not recognize the bilateral agreements between the other littoral states.
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The Normandy littoral has been fashioned for the fashionable since the 19th century.
From the telegraph.co.uk
The same can be said of all of the littoral states bordering Russian soil.
From the scoop.co.nz
The Navy says it is still committed to building 55 littoral ships overall.
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  • The region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
  • Of or relating to a coastal or shore region
  • The littoral zone refers to that part of a sea, lake or river that is close to the shore. In coastal environments the littoral zone extends from the high water mark, which is rarely inundated, to shoreline areas that are permanently submerged. ...
  • Littoral combat is a term in military and naval warfare. It refers to operations in and around the littoral zone, within a certain distance of shore, including surveillance, mine-clearing and support for landing operations and other types of combat shifting from water to ground, and back.
  • A shore; the zone between high tide and low tide waterlines; of or relating to the shore, especially the seashore
  • Associated with shallow (shoreline area) water (e.g., the littoral zone of an impoundment).
  • Pertaining to the shore.
  • Most properly the area at a coast between the highest and lowest tides. Generally used simply to refer to the shore.
  • The shallow region in a body of water which can be inhabited by rooted aquatic plants. This is somewhat dependent on the ability of light to penetrate the water. Specific animal groups also inhabit this zone.