Synonyms for littoral
| Grammar : Adj, noun |
| Spell : lit-er-uh l |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈlɪt ər əl |
Top 10 synonyms for littoral Other synonyms for the word littoral
- abyssal
- along a coast
- aquatic
- coast
- coastal
- coastland
- deep-sea
- embankment
- hydrographic
- lakeshore
- lakeside
- littoral
- margin
- marginal
- maritime
- natatorial
- nautical
- naval
- navigational
- Neptunian
- ocean-going
- oceanfront
- oceangoing
- oceanic
- oceanographic
- of the sea
- pelagic
- riverine
- riverside
- saltwater
- sands
- sea
- seaboard
- seacoast
- seafaring
- seafront
- seagoing
- seashore
- seaside
- shingle
- shore
- skirting
- strand
- waterfront
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for littoral
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