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raised beach

raised beach (plural raised beach·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
former beach now above shoreline: a former beach found above the present shoreline of a sea or lake following a fall in water level or a rise in land level. Raised beaches are common in areas once glaciated, which rise as the land surface readjusts to the removal of the weight of a former icecap.

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