Dictionary Workbench Ondict
Word Bank Import Dict Cloud Sync

    littoral

    Dictionary entry view. Switch to definition mode above when you know the meaning but not the word.

    littoral

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Geography
    lit·to·ral /ˈlɪtərəl/ noun [countable]  technicalSG an area near the coast 沿海地区，海岸地区 —littoral adjective    Origin littoral (1600-1700) Latin litoralis, from litus “sea coast”
    lit·to·ral nounChineseSyllable


    littoral
    lit‧to‧ral /ˈlɪtərəl/ noun [countable]
     Date: 1600-1700
     Language: Latin
     Origin: litoralis, from litus 'sea coast'
    technical an area near the coast
    —littoral adjective


    lit·toralBrE /ˈlɪtərəl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈlɪtərəl/ 🔊 noun (specialist) the part of a country that is near the coast 沿海地区▸ lit·toral adjective [only before noun] ◆littoral states沿海各州