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Definition of Littorals
1. littoral [n] - See also: littoral
Lexicographical Neighbors of Littorals
Literary usage of Littorals
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cuba and Porto Rico, with the Other Islands of the West Indies: With the by Robert Thomas Hill (1899)
"Its area and littorals. Distinctness from the oceanic basins. The currents and
winds inducing the equable temperature and conditions of lif e. ..."
2. Heredity and Evolution in Plants by Charles Stuart Gager (1920)
"1 Twenty-one littorals and eleven pseudo-littorals, out of a total of over 75,
are listed as endemic by Vaughan ..."
3. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). (1906)
"It might be objected here, that such a continual drain from the highlands of the
interior without compensating reflux from the littorals would tend to ..."
4. Annual Report of the Geological Survey of Arkansas by Arkansas Geological Survey (1888)
"The deposits spoken of here-as the "Clark county littorals," namely, ... The Clark
County littorals—The Second "Blue Dirt" —Continuing up the divide of the ..."
5. Strategic Transformation and Naval Power in the 21st Century by Pelham G. Boyer, Robert S. Wood (1998)
"... Air Force have successfully articulated alternative military strategies that
call into question the need for significant naval effort in the littorals. ..."
6. Earthquakes in the Light of the New Seismology by Clarence Edward Dutton (1904)
"Rapidly deepening littorals, especially if they border important mountain ranges,
are unstable, while gently sloping littorals are stable, especially if ..."
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