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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