rachion

noun

ra·​chi·​on

ˈrākēən

plural -s

: the marginal line of a lake at which maximum wave action and undertow turmoil occur

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek rhachia surf, rocky shore, reef, from rhachis spine, ridge

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