| Term | Definition |
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Spit |
a beach that projects like a finger out into the water |
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Barrier Beach |
offshore beach created by longshore drift |
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Headland |
a part of the shore that sticks out from the coast |
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Wave Cut Cliff |
wave erosion the base of the cliff so much that collapse causes a steep cliff |
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Sea Stack |
a pillar of rock isolated from the mountainshore |
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Sand Dune |
a deposit of wind blown sand |
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Blow Out |
a depression that increases due to wind erosion |
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Deflation |
process caused by wind, the smallest particles moved first, sand is picked up or rolled |
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Loess |
fine (silt and clay) wind deposited sediment |