backshore Part of a beach that is usually dry and is reached only by the highest tides; by extension, a narrow strip of relatively flat coast bordering the sea. base map See: map, base.
Backshore Area behind the shore. This coastal feature is located between the beach berm and the backshore slope. Backshore slope Sloping bank landward of the shore.
 See also: Levee, Area, Class, Feature, Classification
  
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