littoral
Example Sentences
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In their place, the Navy is relying on its littoral combat ships, lightweight, high-speed vessels designed for operations close to the shore.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
The Houthis command the Tihamah coastal plain, the eastern littoral of the Red Sea.
From Salon • Jul. 14, 2024
The new discoveries will increase the ecological importance of the Mallorca channel seamounts and the littoral caves, providing compelling arguments for the Spanish government to emphasize the need for protection measures.
From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2024
The new JL-3 will have a range of 5,400 nautical miles and be able to target portions of the continental United States from Chinese littoral waters.
From Washington Times • Nov. 8, 2023
Like the Peruvian littoral, it is bracketed by sea and mountains, but it catches, rather than misses, the prevailing winds, and the rain that comes with them.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
