yán'àn​liú

longshore current

  • created reference approved 沿岸流 → 顺岸流/順岸流 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    沿岸流 yán'àn​liú

    顺岸流 / 順岸流 shùn'àn​liú

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

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  • created sense approved 沿岸流 · yán'àn​liú · longshore current — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    沿岸流

    yán'àn​liú

    longshore current

    An ocean current that flows parallel to the shoreline, typically caused by waves striking the coast at an angle; also known as [[顺岸流|順岸流|shun4 an4 liu2]].

    沿岸 (literal) → 沿岸 · yán'àn · coastal 流 (literal) → 流 · liú · stream

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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