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15:55 Jun 25, 2012 |
Swedish to English translations [PRO] Geology / a text about a storm | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Richard Green United Kingdom Local time: 17:51 | ||||||
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spit Explanation: I have had a look around on Google, and I think this might refer to what we call in English (in the UK at least) a 'spit'. See my first reference (in Swedish) for 'grundflak', and I think 'spit' would fit quite well here, since towards the end it talks about the difficulty in plotting shorelines and 'spits' on maps. My second reference is from wikipedia to explain 'spit' in a bit more detail. Even if my answer isn't correct, I hope it can help to point you in the right direction. Reference: http://www.dagensbatliv.se/se/article_print.php?id=469009 Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spit_(landform) |
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shoal Explanation: Shoal is the more general term for anything near the shore that lies underwater part of the day. See the wiki reference below to get some ideas. Interestingly, it says A spit or sandspit is a type of shoal. BTW, this is late and preume you've moved on, but I submitted this answer back when the term first came up! But this seems to have been lost in the internet ether! Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoal |
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