noun
wave-cut platform; abrasion platform; coastal bench
Geological term for a flat, eroded rock surface at the base of a sea cliff, formed by wave action. Also called 波食棚 or 波食台.
A wave-cut platform spreads out at the base of the coastal cliff.
Synonym; 波食台 is another term for a wave-cut platform, with 台 suggesting a flat surface or bench.
Compound of 海食 (かいしょく, 'sea erosion') and 棚 (だな, 'shelf'), referring to a shelf-like rock surface formed by marine erosion.