littoral sea

  • 41littoral rights — Rights concerning properties abutting an ocean, sea or lake rather than a river or stream (riparian). Littoral rights are usually concerned with the use and enjoyment of the shore. See water rights …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 42littoral — Synonyms and related words: aquatic, balneal, bank, beach, benthic zone, berm, bordering, borderline, boundary, bounding, coast, coastal, coastland, coastline, deep sea, determinant, determinative, determining, embankment, estuarine, estuarine… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 43littoral — lit·to·ral || lɪtÉ™rÉ™l n. region near a shore (of a lake, sea or ocean) adj. pertaining to a shore (of a lake, sea or ocean); close to a shore …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 44sea-air-land team — US Navy forces organized, trained, and equipped to conduct special operations in maritime, littoral, and riverine environments. Also called SEAL …

    Military dictionary

  • 45littoral — I. adjective Etymology: Latin litoralis, from litor , litus seashore Date: circa 1656 of, relating to, or situated or growing on or near a shore especially of the sea II. noun Date: 1828 a coastal region; especially the shore zone between high… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 46littoral zone — /ˈlɪtərəl zoʊn/ (say lituhruhl zohn) noun 1. the shore of a sea coast including both the land along the coast and the water near the shore. 2. → eulittoral zone. 3. the area along the edge of a body of freshwater …

  • 47littoral land — Land bordering ocean, sea, or lake …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 48littoral land — Land bordering ocean, sea, or lake …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 49littoral — Bordering on the shore; pertaining to the shore of the sea …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 50littoral proprietor — The owner of premises on the shores of the sea or a lake. 56 Am J1st Wat § 273. If an owner s lands abut upon a river he is deemed a riparian owner. Peck v Alfred Olsen Constr. Co. 216 Iowa 519, 238 NW 416, 89 ALR 1132 …

    Ballentine's law dictionary