littoral

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Naval Mine and Antisubmarine Warfare Command, said there could be 18 littoral combat ships available to clear mines if not needed for other tasks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

Thomas Quarry I sits within the raised coastal formations of the Rabat-Casablanca littoral, an area internationally recognized for its remarkably complete record of Plio-Pleistocene shorelines, dunes, and cave systems.

From Science Daily • Feb. 7, 2026

The Houthis command the Tihamah coastal plain, the eastern littoral of the Red Sea.

From Salon • Jul. 14, 2024

The new JL-3 will have a range of 5,400 nautical miles and be able to target portions of the continental United States from Chinese littoral waters.

From Washington Times • Nov. 8, 2023

“Not necessarily. I think what you’ve got here, Brady, is a littoral drift.”

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings