海かい食しょく

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

marine erosion; coastal erosion by the sea

Geographical term for erosion of coastlines by wave action, currents, or tidal forces. Often used in compound nouns like 海食崖 (sea cliff) or 海食洞 (sea cave).

• この海かい岸がんでは海かい食しょくが進すすんでいる。

  Marine erosion is progressing along this coast.

• 海かい食しょくによってできた洞どう窟くつを見けん学がくした。

  We visited a cave formed by marine erosion.