"beach transect" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: beach transects [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} beach transect (plural beach transects)
  1. (geography) A geographical technique in which the angle of a beach is measured with a ranging pole and a clinometer. Categories (topical): Geography
    Sense id: en-beach_transect-en-noun-duO42B86 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: geography, natural-sciences

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