In geology, a term applied to forms produced by the erosive action of waves.
The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)
Use "wave-cut" in a sentence
"Matabililand and the meaning of terminal moraine, oxbow lakes and wave-cut platforms, I was actually staring out of the window and listening to the mastodons calling to one another across the prehistoric landscape."
"For most of the coast between Cape Flattery and Point Grenville these cliffs rise abruptly 50 to 300 feet above a wave-cut platform."
"This wave-cut platform, which normally extends about half a mile from shore, is nearly two miles wide west of Ozette Lake."