A coarse shingle or pebble beach, particularly referring to pebble banks or storm ridges formed by wave action.
From Middle English, possibly related to Old English ceosol or Old Norse, referring to gravel or pebbles; the exact origin is debated among etymologists.
Chesil Beach in Dorset, England is famous as a 18-mile long pebble ridge that creates one of the world's most dangerous shipping hazards because of how underwater pebbles scatter sound waves.
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