strandflat

English

View of the Helgeland strandflat

Etymology

From Norwegian strandflate, a compound of strand (“beach”) and flate (“surface; plain; level area”). The E is not present because of comparison to flat (relatively level surface of land).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɹænd.flæt/

Noun

strandflat (plural strandflats)

1. A coastal landform consisting of a near-flat erosion surface typical of the Norwegian coast.
   • 1995, Gerardo M.E. Perillo, Geomorphology and Sedimentology of Estuaries, page 29:

     However, a variety of drowned glacial valleys called fjards have developed in the low-relief rocky coast of northern Sweden, having cross-sections with less steep walls and presenting some lateral terraces which may be confused with strandflats.

Translations

coastal landform

• German: Strandflate, Strandplatte
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: strandflate

  Nynorsk: strandflate