washload
fine particles (silt, clay, and colloidal size material) carried within the moving fluid of a stream, usu taken as the suspended fines (silt and clay).
washover deposits
deposits on landward side of beach-dune system deposited by the overwash of waves.
wave base
the depth at which wave action no longer stirs sediments. Cf: closure depth.
wave climate
the prevailing seasonal wave conditions incident to a particular coastal segment averaged over a period of time, preferably several years, within each decadal climate regime.
wave-cut platform
see platform (wave-cut).
wave-cut terrace
a wave erosion feature at the coastline consisting of a sea cliff and a seaward sloping wave-cut platform. Syn: shore platform. Cf: platform, sea cliff, notch, abrasion limit.