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beach
(english) A sloped sediment shoreline; composed of sand, gravel, cobble or boulder sized sediments; sometimes with beachrock. (See also: sediment shoreline, gravel, cobble)
plage
(french) Un rivage du sédiment incliné; composé du sable, couvert de gravier, galet ou galet classé selon la grosseur des sédiments; quelquefois avec du grès de plage. (See also: sediment shoreline, gravel, cobble)
praia
(portuguese) Linha de costa sedimentar composta de areia, gravillha ou blocos maiores. (See also: sediment shoreline, gravel, cobble)

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