15 July 2018
littoral
[lit-er-uh l]
adjective
1. of or relating to the shore of a lake, sea, or ocean.
2. (on ocean shores) of or relating to the biogeographic region between the sublittoral zone and the high-water line and sometimes including the supralittoral zone above the high-water line.
3. of or relating to the region of freshwater lake beds from the sublittoral zone up to and including damp areas on shore.
Compare intertidal.
noun
4.
a littoral region.
Origin of littoral
Latin
1650-1660; Latin littorālis, variant of lītorālis of the shore, equivalent to lītor- (stem of lītus) shore + -ālis -al1
Can be confused
literal, littoral.
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Examples from the Web for littoral
Contemporary Examples
ASW assets and crews have been diverted to reconnaissance missions in overland and littoral wars.
Tomorrow’s Stealthy Subs Could Sink America’s Navy
Bill Sweetman
May 12, 2014
Historical Examples
Mexican national life has not developed much upon the littoral.
Mexico
Charles Reginald Enock
These remarks apply chiefly to littoral and sub littoral deposits.
On the Origin of Species
Charles Darwin
It had been repacked in littoral sand only found in an ancient sea-board in Germany.
The Ocean World:
Louis Figuier
But the littoral of Western Africa is gifted with a flora as luxuriant as it is varied.
The Desert World
Arthur Mangin
They are, for the most part, shallow-water or littoral forms.
The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide
Augusta Foote Arnold
Maize is very prolific throughout the littoral and on the tableland.
Our First Half-Century
Government of Queensland
There is one Headman of some importance between them and the littoral.
Long Odds
Harold Bindloss
Later he was entrusted with the control of the whole of the Mediterranean littoral.
Napoleon’s Marshals
R. P. Dunn-Pattison
The motor-boat was nearing the centre of a deep indentation in the littoral.
The Bandbox
Louis Joseph Vance
Today’s quote
Every great achievement is but a small peak in the mountain range of contribution.
– Dale T. Mortensen
On this day
15 July 1099 – First Crusaders conquer Jerusalem.
15 July 1606 – birth of Rembrandt, famous Dutch painter. Died 4 October 1669.
15 July 1815 – Napoleon surrenders and is eventually exiled on the island of St Helena.
15 July 1904 – death of Anton Chekhov, Russian playwright and short story writer, considered to be among the greatest writers of short fiction in history. One of the seminal figures in the birth of modernism. Chekhov was also a medical doctor. His works include ‘The Bear’, ‘The Cherry Orchard’, ‘The Seagull’, ‘The Lady with the Dog’. Born 29 January 1860.
15 July 2013 – India sends it last telegram, bringing an end to the 163 year old service. Hundreds of people attended the remaining 75 telegram offices to send their final telegrams.