Antonyms for littoral

Grammar : Adj, noun

Spell : lit-er-uh l

Phonetic Transcription : ˈlɪt ər əl

Definition of littoral

Origin : "pertaining to the seashore," 1650s, from Latin littoralis "of or belonging to the seashore," from litus (genitive litoris) "seashore" (cf. Lido), of unknown origin, possibly from PIE root *lei- "to flow." The noun is first recorded 1828, from Italian littorale, originally an adjective, from Latin littoralis.

As in marine/maritime : adj concerning the sea
As in marine : adj sea
As in thalassic : adj marine
As in coastal : adj bordering the water
As in seashore : noun beach
As in shore : noun waterside
As in beach : noun sandy area by body of water
As in coast : noun border by water

Example sentences :

Mexican national life has not developed much upon the littoral.
Extract from : « Mexico » by Charles Reginald Enock

These remarks apply chiefly to littoral and sublittoral deposits.
Extract from : « On the Origin of Species » by Charles Darwin

It had been repacked in littoral sand only found in an ancient sea-board in Germany.
Extract from : « The Ocean World: » by Louis Figuier

But the littoral of Western Africa is gifted with a flora as luxuriant as it is varied.
Extract from : « The Desert World » by Arthur Mangin

They are, for the most part, shallow-water or littoral forms.
Extract from : « The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide » by Augusta Foote Arnold

Maize is very prolific throughout the littoral and on the tableland.
Extract from : « Our First Half-Century » by Government of Queensland

There is one Headman of some importance between them and the littoral.
Extract from : « Long Odds » by Harold Bindloss

Later he was entrusted with the control of the whole of the Mediterranean littoral.
Extract from : « Napoleon's Marshals » by R. P. Dunn-Pattison

The motor-boat was nearing the centre of a deep indentation in the littoral.
Extract from : « The Bandbox » by Louis Joseph Vance

French blood will not colonize even the Mediterranean littoral.
Extract from : « The Crime Against Europe » by Roger Casement

Synonyms for littoral

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