波は食しょく台だい

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. Compare 波食棚 (はしょくだな), which is a similar feature.

See also: 波食棚 (はしょくだな)

• 海かい岸がんの波は食しょく台だいには、干かん潮ちょう時じに様さま々ざまな生せい物ぶつが見みられる。

  Various organisms can be seen on the wave-cut platform at low tide.