shùn'àn​liú

longshore current

  • created sense approved 顺岸流/順岸流 · shùn'àn​liú · longshore current — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    顺岸流 / 順岸流

    shùn'àn​liú

    longshore current

    an ocean current that moves parallel to the shoreline, typically caused by waves striking the coast at an angle

    顺 (literal) → 顺/順 · shùn · along 岸 (literal) → 岸 · àn · bank 流 (literal) → 流 · liú · stream

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

    created sense