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strandline

strandline

8.6
A line of seaweed and pieces of wood left on the shore by high tide
  • noun
  • /ˈstrændˌlaɪn/
  • Specialized
translation icon : línea de playa
  • After the storm, a thick strandline of seaweed and driftwood stretched along the beach.

Examples

  • The strandline showed how far the water had reached during the high tide.

  • Children searched the strandline for interesting shells and small crabs.

  • The strandline was covered in shells and seaweed.

  • You can often find interesting rocks along the strandline.

  • After the storm, a thick strandline of seaweed and driftwood stretched along the beach.

  • The strandline showed how far the water had reached during the high tide.

  • Children searched the strandline for interesting shells and small crabs.

Synonyms

tidemark
vsstrandline
8.2

A visible line on the shore or on boats showing how high the tide reached

is a narrower debris line left at the highest reach of the tide

Surface Forms

strandline singular
strandlines plural

Morphology

strandline = strand + line (transparent) = strand + line

Clear compound of 'strand' (shore) + 'line' (a mark), meaning a line at the shore marking the high-water or debris line, which is directly inferable from the components.

Etymology

Strandline comes from strand meaning 'shore' or 'beach' and line meaning 'a mark' or 'edge', so it literally names the line of seaweed and driftwood left on the beach by the high tide.