Texas Coast Word List

MichaelAlanStuart (United States of America)
Words pertaining to the Texas coast and used often as search terms and in social media.
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  1. barrier island
    a long narrow sandy island running parallel to the shore
  2. beach
    an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
  3. beach house
    a house built on or near a beach
  4. beer
    an alcoholic beverage made by fermenting a cereal with hops
  5. climate
    the weather in some location averaged over a period of time
  6. coast
    the shore of a sea or ocean
  7. Corpus Christi
    Thursday after Trinity Sunday; first celebrated in 1246
  8. dune
    a ridge of sand created by the wind
  9. easement
    the legal privilege of using something that is not your own
  10. erosion
    the process of wearing or grinding something down
  11. family
    a group of people related to one another
  12. Galveston
    a town in southeast Texas on Galveston Island
  13. getaway
    a rapid escape (as by criminals)
  14. gulf
    an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land
  15. high-rise
    used of buildings of many stories equipped with elevators
  16. hurricane
    a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds
  17. ocean
    a large body of water that is part of the hydrosphere
  18. offshore
    (of winds) coming from the land
  19. oilrig
    rig used in drilling for oil or gas
  20. relaxation
    freedom from activity
  21. resort
    have recourse to
  22. retirement
    the state of being withdrawn from one's business
  23. sand
    a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
  24. spring break
    a week or more of recess during the spring term at school
  25. sunshine
    the rays of the sun
  26. tropical
    relating to part of the Earth's surface with hot climate
  27. vacation
    leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
  28. windstorm
    a storm consisting of violent winds
Created on Sun Sep 22 17:37:02 EDT 2013 (updated Mon Dec 23 02:43:18 EST 2013)

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